Where does “akwaforta” come from?

akwaforta (Polish) comes from Italian acquaforte, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

akwaforta (Polish): etching

Definitions

  1. etching

Ancestry of “akwaforta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacquaforteetching
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “akwaforta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic akʷāEvery word from Latin aqua