Etymology

artesian

ar·te·sian
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Today it means: Of a water supply, rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure. Full definition →

French puits artésien
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artesian · adjective, noun1

  1. French · derived frompuits artésien“artesian well”
  2. English todayartesian

From French puits artésien (“artesian well”), from the former province of Artois, where the technique of artesian wells was elaborated by monks in the 12th century.

Artesian · adjective2

See artesian.

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