Where does “évier” come from?

évier (French) comes from Old French evier, from Latin aquārium, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

évier (French): sink, basin

Definitions

  1. sink, basin

Ancestry of “évier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchevier—
2Latinaquārium—
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “évier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →