Where does “aquàrium” come from?

aquàrium (Catalan) comes from Latin aquārium, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

aquàrium (Catalan): aquarium

Definitions

  1. aquarium

Ancestry of “aquàrium”, step by step

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