Where does “rentar” come from?

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

rentar (Catalan): to wash; to wash up

Definitions

  1. to wash; to wash up

Ancestry of “rentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanreentar—
2Latinrecentāre—
3Latinrecēnsnew, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “rentar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin recēns →Every word from Latin recentāre →