Where does “limpan” come from?

limpan (Galician) comes from Galician limpar, from Galician -ar, from Galician ar, from Old Portuguese aar, from Old Portuguese aere, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

limpan (Galician): third-person plural present indicative of limpar

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present indicative of limpar

Ancestry of “limpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianlimparto clean; to wash; to steal
2Galician-ar-ar; Used to form first conjugation verbs...
3Galicianarair; furthermore, in addition; never
4Old Portugueseaar
5Old Portugueseaere
6Latināērair
7Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
8Ancient Greekauhḗr
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀήρEvery word from Latin āēr