artesian

English

/ɑɹˈtiʒən/, /ɑːˈtiːʒən/

adj
Definitions
  • (of a water supply) Rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.

Etymology

Derived from French puits artésien (artesian well) derived from Old French Arteis derived from Proto-Celtic *ad-treb-a-t-es, *attrebass (inhabitants) derived from Proto-Indo-European *treb- (settlement, dwelling, room, wooden beam).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*treb-

Gloss

settlement, dwelling, room, wooden beam

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

室, 房

Emoji

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