Where does “akvobirdo” come from?

akvobirdo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto akvo, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

akvobirdo (Esperanto): waterfowl, waterbird

Definitions

  1. waterfowl, waterbird

Ancestry of “akvobirdo”, step by step

akvobirdo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto akvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoakvowater
2Italianacquawater; lane; inflection of acquare: ##...
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Esperanto birdo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobirdobird
2EnglishbirdA member of the class of animals Aves in the...
3Middle Englishbrida young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form...
4Old Englishbriddyoung bird, chick; chicken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →