Where does “bleu d'Auvergne” come from?
bleu d'Auvergne (French) comes from French bleu, from Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, from Latvian blāvus, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.
bleu d'Auvergne (French): bleu d'Auvergne
Definitions
- bleu d'Auvergne
Ancestry of “bleu d'Auvergne”, step by step
bleu d'Auvergne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French bleu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bleu | blue; very rare, underdone; the color blue |
| 2 | Middle French | bleu | blue |
| 3 | Old French | blöe | blue |
| 4 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 5 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |
via French Auvergne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Auvergne | — |
| 2 | Latin | Arvernia | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via French d’
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | d’ | of |