Where does “gouache” come from?
Gouache comes from French gouache, from Italian guazzo, from Italian acquazzone meaning a downpour, ultimately derived from Latin aqua meaning water through the suffix -tio, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂.
gouache (English): A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum...
Definitions
- A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum...
Ancestry of “gouache”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gouache | gouache |
| 2 | Italian | guazzo | gouache; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | aquatio | the getting or fetching of water; watering;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |