Where does “rentadora” come from?

rentadora (Catalan) comes from Catalan rentar, from Old Catalan reentar, from Latin recentāre, from Latin recēns, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

rentadora (Catalan): washing machine

Definitions

  1. washing machine

Ancestry of “rentadora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanrentarto wash; to wash up
2Old Catalanreentar—
3Latinrecentāre—
4Latinrecēnsnew, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin recēns →Every word from Latin recentāre →