Where does “Aquitanian” come from?
Aquitanian (English) comes from English Aquitania, from Latin Aquitania, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
Aquitanian (English): Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called...
Ancestry of “Aquitanian”, step by step
Aquitanian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Aquitania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Aquitania | — |
| 2 | Latin | Aquitania | Aquitaine |
| 3 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |
via English N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | N | The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this... |