vernis
French
Etymology
From Old French vernis, verniz, from Medieval Latin vernix, vernice < veronix, verōnice, from Byzantine Greek βερενίκη, βερονίκη (bereníkē, beroníkē, “resin amber”), from Ancient Greek βερενίκιον (bereníkion, “soda”), βερονίκιον (beroníkion), from Βερενίκη (Bereníkē).
Derived terms
Further reading
- “vernis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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