Where does “acquaio” come from?

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

acquaio (Italian): A kitchen sink, a sink; that which carries water...

Definitions

  1. A kitchen sink, a sink; that which carries water...

Ancestry of “acquaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquārius—
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →