Where does “Aquarius” come from?
Aquarius derives from Latin aquarius, an agent noun formed with the suffix -arius from Latin aqua, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ meaning water.
Aquarius (English): Someone with an Aquarius star sign
Definitions
- Someone with an Aquarius star sign
Ancestry of “Aquarius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aquārius | — |
| 2 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |
Words derived from “Aquarius”