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
Ancestry of “avarie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عَوَارِيَّة | damaged goods; damage in transit |
| 2 | Arabic | عَوَار | fault, blemish, defect, flaw |
| 3 | Arabic | عَوِرَ | to lose an eye |
Words derived from “avarie”