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Where does “adaquāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “adaquāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquaripresent active infinitive of aquor
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
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