Where does “aquariolus” come from?

aquariolus (Latin) comes from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

aquariolus (Latin): A servant in a brothel whose purpose is to provide prostitutes with water to wash themselves with after sexual intercourse

Definitions

A servant in a brothel whose purpose is to provide prostitutes with water to wash themselves with after sexual intercourse

Ancestry of “aquariolus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	-olus	Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
2	Latin	-lus	Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3	Proto-Italic	-elos	Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4	Proto-Indo-European	-e-lós	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	-lós	Forms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “aquariolus”

acquaiolo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin -olus →