whisky
Italian (Fiorentino)
noun
Definitions
- (countable) whisky, whiskey
Etymology
Derived from Irish uisce beatha (water of life) derived from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha (water of life).
Origin
Gaelic (Scots)
uisge beatha
Gloss
water of life
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- usque English
- whiskey English
- whisky English
- uisce beatha Irish
- uisge beatha Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- uisge-beatha Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic