Where does “rentament” come from?

rentament (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.

rentament (Catalan): washing

Definitions

  1. washing

Ancestry of “rentament”, 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 recēnsEvery word from Latin recentāre
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