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eau en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /juː/
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Etymology

From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Compare English aqua. Compare ea, yeo. Related to, and spelling influenced by, but not derived from French eau (“water”).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of ea.
   alt of ea

Forms

Relateds

eau de parfum (etymologically unrelated terms) · eau de cologne (etymologically unrelated terms) · eau de luce (etymologically unrelated terms) · eau forte (etymologically unrelated terms) · eau Créole (etymologically unrelated terms) · yeo · eau de vie (etymologically unrelated terms) · eau de nil (etymologically unrelated terms) · Eau · ea

eau en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /oʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From French eau, from Middle French eau, eaue, from Old French ewe, euwe, egua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Water.