Where does “aqua” come from?

Aqua comes from Middle English aqua, from Latin aqua meaning water, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂.

aqua (English): The compound water; A shade of colour, usually a...

Definitions

  1. The compound water; A shade of colour, usually a...

Ancestry of “aqua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaquawater
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “aqua

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂