Where does “sciacquare” come from?
sciacquare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *exaquāre, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
sciacquare (Italian): to rinse
Ancestry of “sciacquare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *exaquāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |
Words derived from “sciacquare”