lav- root words — words with the lav- root

The root lav- comes from Latin lavo, meaning wash. 24 words in Dendril are built from it, including lavatory, deluge, deluged, deluges, deluging, latrine, latrines, launder, laundered, laundering, launders, laundries. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the lav- root

Explore words with lav- — words containing the lav- root and sharing its sense of "wash". Examples include lavatory, deluge, deluged, deluges, deluging, latrine, latrines, launder, laundered, laundering, launders, laundries. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The lav- root means wash, from Latin lavo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.