Where does “Aguascalientes” come from?

Aguascalientes (English) comes from Spanish Aguascalientes, from Spanish aguas, from Spanish agua, from Old Spanish agua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Aguascalientes (English): Its capital city

Definitions

  1. Its capital city

Ancestry of “Aguascalientes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAguascalientes—
2Spanishaguasplural of agua; be careful!; pay attention!
3Spanishaguawater; body of water; rain
4Old Spanishaguawater
5Latinaquawater
6Proto-Italicakʷāwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →
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