Where does “akwarium” come from?

akwarium (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch aquarium, from Latin aquārium, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

akwarium (Afrikaans): aquarium

Definitions

  1. aquarium

Ancestry of “akwarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaquariumaquarium; water basin, water tank
2Latinaquārium—
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →