Etymology of the English word gouache
the English word
gouachederived from the French word
gouachederived from the Italian word
guazzoderived from the Latin word
aquatio (fetching, drawing water; place from which water is drawn)
derived from the Latin word
aquatus (diluted, mixed with water, watered down. watery)
derived from the Latin word
aquari (get, fetch, bring water)
derived from the Latin word
aqua (water; water; sea, lake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*akʷ-a-Date
The earliest known usage of gouache in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
