Where does “détergent” come from?

détergent (French) comes from Middle French detergent, from Latin dētergēns, from Latin dētergeō, from Latin tergeō — to rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse.

détergent (French): detergent

Definitions

  1. detergent

Ancestry of “détergent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdetergent—
2Latindētergēnswiping off
3Latindētergeōto wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping
4Latintergeōto rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse

Words derived from “détergent”

Every word from Latin tergeō →Every word from Latin dētergeō →Every word from Latin dētergēns →