Etymology

hauriant

hau·ri·ent
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Today it means: Of a fish, etc.: in a vertical orientation, with its head up (to chief) and tail down (to base). Full definition →

Latin hauriēns ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂ews-“to draw water”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromhauriēns“drawing (water, etc.); draining”
  3. English todayhauriant

From Latin hauriēns (“drawing (water, etc.); draining”), the present participle of hauriō (“to draw (water, etc.); to drain”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“to draw water”).

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