Where does “dētergēns” come from?

dētergēns (Latin) comes from Latin dētergeō, from Latin tergeō — to rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse.

dētergēns (Latin): wiping off

Definitions

  1. wiping off

Ancestry of “dētergēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindētergeōto wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping
2Latintergeōto rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse

Words derived from “dētergēns”

Every word from Latin tergeō →Every word from Latin dētergeō →
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