Where does “akvarelo” come from?
akvarelo (Esperanto) comes from Russian акваре́ль, from French aquarelle, from Italian acquarella, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
akvarelo (Esperanto): watercolor (US), watercolour (UK)
Definitions
- watercolor (US), watercolour (UK)
Ancestry of “akvarelo”, step by step
akvarelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian акваре́ль
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | акваре́ль | watercolour/watercolor (a painting technique, paint or painting) |
| 2 | French | aquarelle | aquarelle, watercolour; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | acquarella | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Italian | acqua | water; lane; inflection of acquare: ##... |
| 5 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |
via German Aquarell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aquarell | watercolour |