Where does “toboágua” come from?

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

toboágua (Portuguese): water slide a recreational slide with water flowing down it

Definitions

  1. water slide a recreational slide with water flowing down it

Ancestry of “toboágua”, step by step

toboágua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese água

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseáguawater
2Old Portugueseaguawater
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Portuguese tobogã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetobogãa large slide or one in the shape of a tube
2EnglishtobogganA long sled without runners, with the front end...
3Frenchtabaganne—
4Mi'kmaqtepaqan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →