vernis

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

vernis

attested in Old French as verniz, 'resin-based coating'; from Medieval Latin veronice, 'resin' (eighth or ninth century), which is the origin of the Italian vernice, 'varnish', attested in the thirteenth century. The Latin is derived from the Greek, itself derived from the city of Berenice (currently Benghazi), from where these products originated in antiquity.

Definitions

botanique

Translations

  • germangerman:Lack
  • englishenglish:varnish
  • arabicarabic:برنيق
  • danishdanish:lak
  • spanishspanish:esmalte
  • polishpolish:lakier
  • portugueseportuguese:esmalte
  • swedishswedish:fernissa

See also

dévernissage (cn.) vernisseuse (cn.) revernir (v.) dévernir (v.) vernir (v.) vernissage (cn.) vernisser (v.) vernisseur (cn.) vernissure (cn.) verni (adj.)