Where does “גואַש” come from?

גואַש (Yiddish) comes from English gouache, from French gouache, from Italian guazzo, from Latin aquatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

גואַש (Yiddish): gouache

Definitions

  1. gouache

Ancestry of “גואַש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgouacheA thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum...
2Frenchgouachegouache
3Italianguazzogouache; first-person singular present indicative...
4Latinaquatiothe getting or fetching of water; watering;...
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-