Where does “eau de Cologne” come from?

eau de Cologne (Finnish) comes from French Eau de Cologne, from Latin Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.

eau de Cologne (Finnish): cologne

Definitions

  1. cologne

Ancestry of “eau de Cologne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchEau de Colognecologne a type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water
2LatinColonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium—
Every word from Latin Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium →Every word from French Eau de Cologne →