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Where does “одеколон” come from?

одеколон (Russian) comes from French Eau de Cologne, from Latin Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.

одеколон (Russian): cologne, eau-de-cologne

Definitions

  1. cologne, eau-de-cologne

Ancestry of “одеколон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchEau de Cologne—
2LatinColonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium—
Every word from Latin Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium →