Where does “acvaforte” come from?

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

acvaforte (Romanian): etching

Definitions

  1. etching

Ancestry of “acvaforte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacquaforteetching
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →