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Where does “essuier” come from?

essuier (Old French) comes from Latin exsūcō, from Latin sūcus, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Ancestry of “essuier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsūcō—
2Latinsūcus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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