Where does “eve” come from?

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

Ancestry of “eve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishEve—
2Old FrencheveAlternative form of iaue; water
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “eve”

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