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Where does “agua” come from?

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

agua (Old Spanish): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “agua”, step by step

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

Words derived from “agua”

  • aguardiente
  • Aguascalientes
  • piragua
  • agua de jamaica
  • aguamiel
  • parteaguas
  • agua de jamaica
  • aguado
  • aguar
  • aguardiente
  • aguas
  • aguamarina
  • paragüero
  • aguachile
  • paragüita
  • paraguazo
  • paraguas
  • Aguascalientes
  • aguafiestas
  • agua
  • agüita
  • agwas
  • Aguas
  • Aguas
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