Where does “aiguière” come from?
aiguière (French) comes from Old Occitan aiguiera, from Vulgar Latin aquaria, from Latin aquārius, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
aiguière (French): ewer
Ancestry of “aiguière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | aiguiera | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | aquaria | nominative feminine singular of aquārius;... |
| 3 | Latin | aquārius | — |
| 4 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |