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Where does “vache” come from?

vache (French) comes from Old French vache, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.

vache (French): cow; harsh; nasty

Definitions

  1. cow; harsh; nasty

Ancestry of “vache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvachecow
2Latinvaccacow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—

Words derived from “vache”

  • vacher
  • vachette
  • vachery
  • vachette
  • vachement
  • vacherie
  • vas
  • vas
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