Where does “santaquuyo” come from?
santaquuyo (Ido) comes from Ido aquuyo, from Ido aquo, from Esperanto akvo, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
santaquuyo (Ido): holy-water basin, font
Ancestry of “santaquuyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | aquuyo | cistern, water tank |
| 2 | Ido | aquo | water |
| 3 | Esperanto | akvo | water |
| 4 | Italian | acqua | water; lane; inflection of acquare:
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| 5 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |