Where does “dētergeō” come from?

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

dētergeō (Latin): to wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping

Definitions

  1. to wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping

Ancestry of “dētergeō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintergeōto rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse

Words derived from “dētergeō

Every word from Latin tergeō
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