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Where does “agua” come from?

agua (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

agua (Old Portuguese): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “agua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquawater
2Proto-Italicakʷāwater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “agua”

  • antiágua
  • aguar
  • aguado
  • água
  • aguardente
  • auga
  • auga doce
  • paraugas
  • augua
  • auga
  • agu
  • awa
  • agua
  • aua
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