Where does “acqua” come from?

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

acqua (Italian): water; lane; inflection of acquare: ##...

Definitions

  1. water; lane; inflection of acquare: ##...

Ancestry of “acqua”, step by step

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

Words derived from “acqua

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂