English word laundry comes from Latin lividus, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) lavanderie (Laundry (place where washing of clothes occurs).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| lividus | Latin (lat) | Envious, invidious, spiteful, malicious. Of a blue or leaden colour, bluish, blue; livid. |
| lavandarium | Latin (lat) | |
| lavandaria | Latin (lat) | |
| lavanderie | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Laundry (place where washing of clothes occurs). |
| laundry | English (en) | A laundering; a washing.. A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.. That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. |