Where does “aquo” come from?

aquo (Ido) comes from Esperanto akvo, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

aquo (Ido): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “aquo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoakvowater
2Italianacquawater; lane; inflection of acquare: ##...
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “aquo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic akʷāEvery word from Latin aqua