Where does “étiage” come from?
étiage (French) comes from Vulgar Latin aestīvāticum, from Latin aestīvus, from Latin autumnus, from Latin auctumnus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- — cold.
étiage (French): lowest water level (of a river course)
Definitions
- lowest water level (of a river course)
Ancestry of “étiage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | aestīvāticum | — |
| 2 | Latin | aestīvus | summer |
| 3 | Latin | autumnus | autumn, fall; autumn; autumnal |
| 4 | Latin | auctumnus | autumn; autumn; autumnal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewǵ- | cold |