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
- gouache
Ancestry of “גואַש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gouache | A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum... |
| 2 | French | gouache | gouache |
| 3 | Italian | guazzo | gouache; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | aquatio | the getting or fetching of water; watering;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |