Where does “eau” come from?

eau (French) comes from Middle French eau, from Old French ewe, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

eau (French): Water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless,...

Definitions

  1. Water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless,...

Ancestry of “eau”, step by step

eau traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French eau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frencheauwater
2Old Frenchewewater
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Middle French eaue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frencheaue—
2Old Frencheuwewater

via Old French equa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchequa—

Words derived from “eau”

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