Where does “akvarell” come from?
akvarell (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Italian acquerello, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
akvarell (Norwegian Nynorsk): a watercolour or watercolor
Definitions
- a watercolour or watercolor
Ancestry of “akvarell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | acquerello | watercolor, watercolour; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Italian | acqua | water; lane; inflection of acquare:
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| 3 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |