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Where does “limpyado” come from?

limpyado (Cebuano) comes from Spanish limpiado, from Spanish limpiar, from Latin limpidāre, from Latin limpidus, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- — to shine; to light, shine; glow.

limpyado (Cebuano): neat-freak

Definitions

  1. neat-freak

Ancestry of “limpyado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlimpiado
2Spanishlimpiarto clean; to wash; to wipe
3Latinlimpidāre—
4Latinlimpidusclear, bright, limpid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂p-to shine; to light, shine; glow
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