Where does “acquare” come from?

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

acquare (Italian): to water, irrigate; to water; to stock up on...

Definitions

  1. to water, irrigate; to water; to stock up on...

Ancestry of “acquare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquaripresent active infinitive of aquor
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic akʷāEvery word from Latin aqua
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