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Where does “aiguiera” come from?

aiguiera (Old Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin aquaria, from Latin aquārius, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Ancestry of “aiguiera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinaquarianominative feminine singular of aquārius;...
2Latinaquārius—
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “aiguiera”

  • aiguière
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