Where does “Aquitaine” come from?

Aquitaine (French) comes from Latin Aquitania, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Ancestry of “Aquitaine”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Aquitaine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →
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