Where does “despăduchere” come from?

despăduchere (Romanian) comes from Romanian despăduchea, from Romanian păduche, from Romanian păduchi, from Late Latin peduclus, from Latin peduculus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

despăduchere (Romanian): delousing

Definitions

delousing

Ancestry of “despăduchere”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	despăduchea	to delouse, get rid of lice (from the hair, body, etc.), disinfest
2	Romanian	păduche	louse
3	Romanian	păduchi	plural of păduche
4	Late Latin	peduclus	Alternative form of pēduculus
5	Latin	peduculus	Alternative form of pēdiculus; louse
6	Latin	pedīculus	A little foot
7	Latin	pēdis	louse
8	Latin	pēs	a foot, in its senses as
9	Ancient Greek	μέτρον	something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
10	Ancient Greek	-τρον	Forms instrument nouns
11	Proto-Hellenic	-tron	Forms instrument nouns from verb stems
12	Proto-Indo-European	-trom	Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
13	Proto-Indo-European	-tḗr	Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

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