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Where does “aquamarinfarben” come from?

aquamarinfarben (German) comes from German Aquamarin, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

aquamarinfarben (German): aquamarine

Definitions

  1. aquamarine

Ancestry of “aquamarinfarben”, step by step

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