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Where does “aquatile” come from?

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

aquatile (English): Inhabiting the water

Definitions

  1. Inhabiting the water

Ancestry of “aquatile”, step by step

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