Where does “aiguamel” come from?

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

aiguamel (Catalan): mead

Definitions

  1. mead

Ancestry of “aiguamel”, step by step

aiguamel 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 mel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmelhoney
2Latinmelumapple
3Latinmālumevil, adversity, hardship, misfortune, calamity, disaster, mischief
4Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →