English

lilacwater

From lilac + water.

A compound of lilac + water

Middle Persian 𐭪

Classical Persian ـَک

Classical Persian لِیلَک

Arabic لِيلَك

French lilac

English lilac

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water; to well’

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Proto-Germanic *watōr ‘water’

Proto-West Germanic *watar ‘water’

Old English wæter ‘water’

Middle English water ‘water’

English water

Today it means

noun recycled water that is not suitable as drinking water

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lilacwater