Where does “aiguabarreig” come from?

aiguabarreig (Catalan) comes from Catalan aigua, from Old Occitan aigua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

aiguabarreig (Catalan): confluence place where two rivers meet

Definitions

  1. confluence place where two rivers meet

Ancestry of “aiguabarreig”, step by step

aiguabarreig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan aigua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanaiguawater
2Old Occitanaiguawater
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Catalan barreig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbarreigmixture, jumble
2Catalanbarrejarto mix
3Latinverrōto scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →