Where does “limpia” come from?

limpia (Spanish) comes from Spanish limpiar, from Latin limpidāre, from Latin limpidus, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- — to shine; to light, shine; glow.

limpia (Spanish): cleansing, cleaning

Definitions

  1. cleansing, cleaning

Ancestry of “limpia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlimpiarto clean; to wash; to wipe
2Latinlimpidāre—
3Latinlimpidusclear, bright, limpid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂p-to shine; to light, shine; glow

Words derived from “limpia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- →Every word from Latin limpidus →Every word from Latin limpidāre →