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Where does “limpante” come from?

limpante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese limpar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

limpante (Portuguese): cleaning

Definitions

  1. cleaning

Ancestry of “limpante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselimparto clean; to remove all contents from a location...
2Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
3Old Portuguese-ar—
4Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
5Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
6Proto-Italic-ōd—
7Proto-Indo-European-éad—

Words derived from “limpante”

  • autolimpante
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →