Where does “subacvatic” come from?

subacvatic (Romanian) comes from Romanian acvatic, from French aquatique, 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.

subacvatic (Romanian): underwater

Definitions

  1. underwater

Ancestry of “subacvatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianacvaticaquatic
2Frenchaquatiqueaquatic
3Latinaquaticuswater; aquatic; rainy; watery
4Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
5Latin-ātused
6Proto-Italic-ātos
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin -aticus