Where does “transvasement” come from?

transvasement (French) comes from French transvaser, from French trans-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transvasement (French): decantation

Definitions

  1. decantation

Ancestry of “transvasement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtransvaserto decant
2Frenchtrans-trans
3Latintrānsacross, beyond
4LatinPadusthe River Po
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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