Where does “detergen” come from?

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

detergen (Indonesian): detergent

Definitions

  1. detergent

Ancestry of “detergen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdetergent—
2Frenchdétergentdetergent
3Middle Frenchdetergent—
4Latindētergēnswiping off
5Latindētergeōto wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping
6Latintergeōto rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse
Every word from Latin tergeō →Every word from Latin dētergeō →Every word from Latin dētergēns →