Where does “écoulage” come from?
écoulage (French) comes from French écouler, from French couler, from Old French couler, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
écoulage (French): flowing, overflowing
Definitions
- flowing, overflowing
Ancestry of “écoulage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | écouler | to sell off, to shift; to flow; to pass, to... |
| 2 | French | couler | to sink |
| 3 | Old French | couler | to flow |
| 4 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 5 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |