Where does “êssuyer” come from?
êssuyer (Norman) comes from French essuyer, from Old French essuier, from Latin exsūcō, from Latin sūcus, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
êssuyer (Norman): to wipe
Ancestry of “êssuyer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | essuyer | to wipe, to wipe down |
| 2 | Old French | essuier | — |
| 3 | Latin | exsūcō | — |
| 4 | Latin | sūcus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
Words derived from “êssuyer”