Where does “astersivo” come from?

astersivo (Italian) comes from Italian astergere, from Latin abstergēre, from Latin tergeō — to rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse.

astersivo (Italian): abstersive; purifying

Definitions

  1. abstersive; purifying

Ancestry of “astersivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianastergereTo wipe clean
2Latinabstergēre—
3Latintergeōto rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse
Every word from Latin tergeō →Every word from Latin abstergēre →Every word from Italian astergere →