strofinare.
to rub or scrub
Meaning & usage
to rub or scrub
to scour
to wipe
Where this word comes from
From Lombardic *straufinōn, from Proto-Germanic *straipijaną, *stripōną (“to touch”), of uncertain ultimate origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *ster-, *strē- (“strip, streak”), see also Lithuanian strėlė (“arrow, dart, jib”), Latvian strēle (“arrow, dart”), Proto-Slavic *strěla (“arrow”). Cognate with German streifen (“to brush, swipe”).
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