Where does “tergere” come from?

tergere (Italian) comes from Latin tergo, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tergere (Italian): to wipe clean; to clear

Definitions

  1. to wipe clean; to clear

Ancestry of “tergere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintergoAlternative form of tergeō; ablative singular of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “tergere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Latin tergo →