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Where does “sciacquatura” come from?

sciacquatura (Italian) comes from Italian sciacquare, from Vulgar Latin *exaquāre, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

sciacquatura (Italian): rinsing; dishwater

Definitions

  1. rinsing; dishwater

Ancestry of “sciacquatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansciacquareto rinse
2Vulgar Latin*exaquāre—
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “sciacquatura”

  • risciacquatura
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →