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Where does “sous-verre” come from?

sous-verre (French) comes from French verre, from Middle French voirre, from Old French voirre, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

sous-verre (French): coaster, mat, beer mat

Definitions

  1. coaster, mat, beer mat

Ancestry of “sous-verre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchverreglass; Object in this substance
2Middle Frenchvoirre—
3Old Frenchvoirreglass
4Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
5Proto-Italicwedromglass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “sous-verre”

  • σουβέρ
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