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Where does “Aguascalientes” come from?

Aguascalientes (Spanish) comes from Spanish aguas, from Spanish agua, from Old Spanish agua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Ancestry of “Aguascalientes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaguasplural of agua; be careful!; pay attention!
2Spanishaguawater; body of water; rain
3Old Spanishaguawater
4Latinaquawater
5Proto-Italicakʷāwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “Aguascalientes”

  • Aguascalientes
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