Where does “aquarium” come from?
Aquarium comes from Latin aquarium, from Latin aqua meaning water combined with the Latin suffix -arius, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂.
aquarium (English): A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live...
Definitions
- A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live...
Ancestry of “aquarium”, step by step
aquarium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin aquārius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aquārius | — |
| 2 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |
via Latin aquārium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aquārium | — |