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Where does “tremie” come from?

tremie (English) comes from French trémie, from Latin trimodia, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

tremie (English): A device used to pour concrete underwater,...

Definitions

  1. A device used to pour concrete underwater,...

Ancestry of “tremie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrémiehopper
2Latintrimodiaa vessel containing three bushels
3Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
4Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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