limpiar
/limˈpjaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to clean
🧽🧼 limpiar = make limpid: from Latin limpidus, clear
Spanish limpio (clean) and English limpid (clear, as in limpid water) share the Latin root limpidus. Limpiar is the verb: to make something limpid. Add the -ar verb ending to limpi- and you get to clean, wash or wipe.