Where does “акваре́ль” come from?
акваре́ль (Russian) comes from French aquarelle, from Italian acquarella, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
акваре́ль (Russian): watercolour/watercolor (a painting technique, paint or painting)
Definitions
- watercolour/watercolor (a painting technique, paint or painting)
Ancestry of “акваре́ль”, step by step
акваре́ль traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French aquarelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aquarelle | aquarelle, watercolour; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Italian | acquarella | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Italian | acqua | water; lane; inflection of acquare: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |
via Polish akwarela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | akwarela | watercolour |
| 2 | Italian | acquarello | Alternative form of acquerello; first-person... |
via Italian acquerello
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | acquerello | watercolor, watercolour; first-person singular... |