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Where does “vichy” come from?

vichy (French) comes from Occitan Vichèi, from Latin Vippiacus.

vichy (French): gingham; Vichy water

Definitions

  1. gingham; Vichy water

Ancestry of “vichy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1OccitanVichèi—
2LatinVippiacus—
Every word from Latin Vippiacus →