ardouaise
Norman
Etymology
From vernacular Late Latin of Northern France *ardesia, possibly from Gaulish *ard(u)- (“high, in altitude”, root), found also in Ardu-enna (“the Ardennes”), a region where slate has been quarried for centuries.
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