Where does “Deleuze” come from?

Deleuze (English) comes from French Deleuze, from Occitan euse, from Latin īlex — holm oak (Quercus ilex).

Ancestry of “Deleuze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDeleuze—
2Occitaneuseholm oak
3Latinīlexholm oak (Quercus ilex)

Words derived from “Deleuze”

Every word from Latin īlex →Every word from Occitan euse →Every word from French Deleuze →