Definitions
French word for water, often seen in perfume names such as eau de parfum.
Word origin
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”).
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Water (French)”3 letters
02“Perfume solution”3 letters
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