Where does “netoiier” come from?
netoiier (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin nitidiare, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
netoiier (Old French): to clean
Definitions
- to clean
Ancestry of “netoiier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | nitidiare | — |
| 2 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 3 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 6 | Cebuano | -hi | — |