Where does “essuyer” come from?

essuyer (French) comes from Old French essuier, from Latin exsūcō, from Latin sūcus, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

essuyer (French): to wipe, to wipe down

Definitions

  1. to wipe, to wipe down

Ancestry of “essuyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchessuierto wipe (one's hands, etc.)
2Latinexsūcōto juice (remove juice from)
3Latinsūcusjuice
4Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “essuyer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →Every word from Latin sūcus →