Where does “subaquático” come from?

subaquático (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aquático, from Latin aquaticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

subaquático (Portuguese): underwater living or occurring beneath the water

Definitions

  1. underwater living or occurring beneath the water

Ancestry of “subaquático”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaquáticoaquatic
2Latinaquaticuswater; aquatic; rainy; watery
3Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
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