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Where does “Vichy” come from?

Vichy (French) comes from Occitan Vichèi, from Latin Vippiacus.

Ancestry of “Vichy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1OccitanVichèi—
2LatinVippiacus—

Words derived from “Vichy”

  • Vichy
  • vichysme
Every word from Latin Vippiacus →