Etymology of the English word rinse
the English word
rinsederived from the Old French word
rincerderived from the Latin word
recens (fresh, recent; rested)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ken-derived from the Old French word
rincierderived from the Latin root
*recentiarederived from the Latin word
recens (fresh, recent; rested)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ken-derived from the Old French word
reincierDate
The earliest known usage of rinse in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
rinsing,
rinsedUsage
Word found in Modern English
