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Where does “aqueus” come from?

aqueus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

aqueus (Medieval Latin): watery; aqueous

Definitions

  1. watery; aqueous

Ancestry of “aqueus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
2Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “aqueus”

  • subacqueo
  • acqueo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →