Where does “Acquaformosa” come from?

Acquaformosa (Italian) comes from Italian formosa, from Italian formoso, from Latin fōrmōsus, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

Ancestry of “Acquaformosa”, step by step

Acquaformosa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian formosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianformosafeminine singular of formoso
2Italianformososhapely, curvaceous
3Latinfōrmōsusbeautiful, handsome
4Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
5Etruscanmorma—
6Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline

via Italian acqua

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

Words derived from “Acquaformosa”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →