Where does “detergent” come from?

detergent (Latin) comes from Latin detergeo, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

detergent (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “detergent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindetergeoI wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping; I chase...
2Latinde-of; from
3LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Latin de- →Every word from Latin de →