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Where does “tergere” come from?

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

tergere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

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”

  • deterge
  • manuterge
  • extersion
  • detergere
  • extergere
  • deterger
  • tergifari
  • tergere
  • déterger
  • șterge
  • ștergătoare
  • ștergător
  • ștergar
  • ștergere
  • terdre
  • terjer
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