Where does “apos” come from?

apos (Romanian) comes from Latin aquosus, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

apos (Romanian): watery, aqueous; washy, soft

Definitions

  1. watery, aqueous; washy, soft

Ancestry of “apos”, step by step

apos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin aquosus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquosusabounding in water, well-watered, wet
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Romanian apă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianapăwater
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →