puits
English
editNoun
editpuits (plural puits)
- Alternative form of puit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:puits.
Noun
editpuits
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editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French, from Old French puis, puiz, from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”). The t was added back in Middle French in order to reflect the Latin spelling and distinguish from the verb/adverb puis.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpuits m (plural puits)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “puits”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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