Where does “aquae” come from?

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

aquae (English): plural of aqua

Definitions

  1. plural of aqua

Ancestry of “aquae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaquaThe compound water; A shade of colour, usually a...
2Middle Englishaquawater
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-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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