Where does “cleanup” come from?
Cleanup is a compound of English clean and up, with clean deriving from Middle English clene, Proto-Germanic *upp, *ub, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European roots *gley-, *gel-, and *gewl-.
cleanup (English): The act of cleaning or tidying something; Fourth...
Definitions
- The act of cleaning or tidying something; Fourth...
Ancestry of “cleanup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clean up | — |