Where does “aqua-” come from?

aqua- (English) comes from Middle English aqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

aqua- (English): water

Definitions

  1. water

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 →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →