Where does “abstergent” come from?

abstergent (English) comes from Latin abstergens, from Latin abstergeō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abstergent (English): Cleansing, detergent; A substance used to...

Definitions

  1. Cleansing, detergent; A substance used to...

Ancestry of “abstergent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabstergenswiping
2Latinabstergeōto wipe off or away; dry by wiping
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →