Where does “cuvette” come from?
Cuvette comes from French cuvette, a diminutive of Old French cuve meaning tub, from Latin cupa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to curve or bend.
cuvette (English): a pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate...
Definitions
- a pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate...
Ancestry of “cuvette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cuvette | basin, bowl; washbowl; basin, washbasin; pan |
| 2 | French | cuve | tank; vat |
| 3 | Old French | cuve | tank; vat |
| 4 | Latin | cūpa | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “cuvette”