Lavished
/ˈlæv.ɪʃt/noun
Used freely or generously; given in abundance.
Did you know?The root behind English lavish ultimately traces back to Latin lavare, “to wash,” the same ancient source behind words like lava and lavabo, linking excess, cleansing, and ceremony through one old root.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lewh₃-
“to wash, bathe”
Latin
Latin
lavāre
“to wash”
Late Latin
Latin
lavāre / lavācium
“washing, bath”
Old French
Old French
laviss- / lavis
“washed, bathed; later, richly supplied”
Middle English
English
lavishen
“to spend or give freely, in abundance”
Modern English
English
lavished
“given or spent with extravagant generosity”