Where does “ακουαφόρτε” come from?
ακουαφόρτε (Greek) comes from Italian acquaforte, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
ακουαφόρτε (Greek): nitric acid
Ancestry of “ακουαφόρτε”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | acquaforte | etching |
| 2 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |