Where does “akwafortowy” come from?

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

akwafortowy (Polish): etching

Definitions

  1. etching

Ancestry of “akwafortowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishakwafortaetching
2Italianacquaforteetching
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic akʷāEvery word from Latin aqua