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Where does “acqueo” come from?

acqueo (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin aqueus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

acqueo (Italian): water , watery

Definitions

  1. water , watery

Ancestry of “acqueo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinaqueuswatery; aqueous
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “acqueo”

  • subacqueo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →