Where does “vauclusian” come from?

vauclusian (English) comes from English Vaucluse, from French Vaucluse, from Latin Vallis Clausa, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

vauclusian (English): artesian

Definitions

  1. artesian

Ancestry of “vauclusian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVaucluse(INSEE code 84)
2FrenchVaucluse—
3LatinVallis Clausaclosed valley
4Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →
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