Where does “avarie” come from?

avarie (French) comes from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة, from Arabic عَوَار, from Arabic عَوِرَ — to lose an eye.

avarie (French): damage; deterioration

Definitions

  1. damage; deterioration

Ancestry of “avarie”, step by step

avarie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عَوَارِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَوَارِيَّةdamaged goods; damage in transit
2Arabicعَوَارfault, blemish, defect, flaw
3Arabicعَوِرَto lose an eye

via Old French avarie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchavariedamage done to goods on a watercraft when they...
2Old Italianavaria—

Words derived from “avarie”

Every word from Arabic عَوِرَ →Every word from Arabic عَوَار →Every word from Arabic عَوَارِيَّة →