lavamano

Italian

Alternative forms

• lavamani

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin labamanos. By surface analysis, verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) +‎ mano (“hand”).

Noun

lavamano m (invariable)

1. washstand

Descendants

• → Albanian: lavaman

Further reading

• lavamano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana