Where does “adacquatrice” come from?

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

adacquatrice (Italian): a small irrigation ditch

Definitions

  1. a small irrigation ditch

Ancestry of “adacquatrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianadacquareto water; To water, irrigate; to water down,...
2Latinadaquāre—
3Latinaquaripresent active infinitive of aquor
4Latinaquawater
5Proto-Italicakʷāwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →
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