Where does “aquarium” come from?

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

aquarium (Dutch): aquarium; water basin, water tank

Definitions

  1. aquarium; water basin, water tank

Ancestry of “aquarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquārium—
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “aquarium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →