launder的词源

英文词源

launder (v.)

1660s, "to wash linen," from noun launder "one who washes" (especially linen), mid-15c., a contraction of lavender, from Old French lavandier "washer, launderer," from Medieval Latin lavandaria "a washer," ultimately from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave). Criminal banking sense first recorded 1961, from notion of making dirty money seem clean; brought to widespread use during U.S. Watergate scandal, 1973. Related: Laundered; laundering.

中文词源

launder：洗熨衣物，洗钱

来自拉丁语lavandaria,洗衣工，词源同lava,lavatory.引申词义洗钱。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：launder 词源，launder 含义。

launder：洗涤，清洗，洗黑钱(把来路可疑的钱弄得貌似合法)

词根词缀： laund(-lut-)洗 + -er动词词尾