Where does “enxugar” come from?

enxugar (Portuguese) 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...

enxugar (Portuguese): to wipe dry; to slim down

Definitions

  1. to wipe dry; to slim down

Ancestry of “enxugar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsūcōto juice (remove juice from)
2Latinsūcusjuice
3Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “enxugar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →Every word from Latin sūcus →