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Where does “aquamanile” come from?

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

aquamanile (English): A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal...

Definitions

  1. A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal...

Ancestry of “aquamanile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinaquamanile—
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
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