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Where does “Aquitania” come from?

Aquitania (Italian) comes from Latin Aquitania, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Ancestry of “Aquitania”, step by step

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