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Where does “aquans” come from?

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

aquans (Latin): watering, getting water

Definitions

  1. watering, getting water

Ancestry of “aquans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaquorI bring or fetch water for drinking; I am...
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
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