EuroLex/F/Cologne


 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: eau de Cologne - cologne (a scented liquid made of alcohol and various fragrant oils)

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

Annotations
Etymology: Cologne water, loan-translation of F eau de Cologne, literally "water from Cologne", from the city in Germany (Geman: Köln, from L Colonia Agrippina) where it was made, first by the Italian chemist Johann Maria Farina, who had settled there in 1709.

Source: http://www.etymonline.com

Information on Other Languages
loan-translations:

Czech: kolínská voda

Danish: kølnervand

Finnish: kölninvesi

German: Kölnischwasser

Italian: acqua di Colonia

Portuguese: água de colônia

Slovak: kolínska voda

Spanish: agua de colonia

different words:

Hungarian: arcvíz

Latvian: smaržūdens