Where does “deterjan” come from?

deterjan (Turkish) comes from French détergent, from Middle French detergent, from Latin dētergēns, from Latin dētergeō, from Latin tergeō — to rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse.

deterjan (Turkish): detergent

Definitions

  1. detergent

Ancestry of “deterjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdétergentdetergent
2Middle Frenchdetergent—
3Latindētergēnswiping off
4Latindētergeōto wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping
5Latintergeōto rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse

Words derived from “deterjan”

Every word from Latin tergeō →Every word from Latin dētergeō →Every word from Latin dētergēns →
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