Where does “aquarelle” come from?
aquarelle (French) comes from Italian acquarella, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
aquarelle (French): aquarelle, watercolour; first-person singular...
Definitions
- aquarelle, watercolour; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “aquarelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | acquarella | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Italian | acqua | water; lane; inflection of acquare: ##... |
| 3 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |