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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
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