English detergent

← French détergent (borrowed)

← Proto-Indo-European *ters- (derived)

← Latin dētergēns (derived)

← Latin dētergeō (mention)

← Latin dē (mention)

← Latin tergeō (mention)

→ English nondetergent (prefix)

→ English zwittergent (blend)

→ English detergentless (suffix)