Where does “Eau de Cologne” come from?

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

Eau de Cologne (French): cologne a type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water

Definitions

  1. cologne a type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water

Ancestry of “Eau de Cologne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinColonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium—

Words derived from “Eau de Cologne”

Every word from Latin Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium →