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Where does “Vichy” come from?

Vichy comes from French Vichy, derived from Occitan Vichèi, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Vichy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvichygingham; Vichy water
2OccitanVichèi—
3LatinVippiacus—
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