Where does “aquaplanage” come from?
aquaplanage (French) comes from French aqua-, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
aquaplanage (French): aquaplaning
Ancestry of “aquaplanage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | aqua- | — |
| 2 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |