Where does “Aquitania” come from?

Aquitania (Spanish) comes from Occitan Aquitània, from Latin Aquitania, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Ancestry of “Aquitania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1OccitanAquitània
2LatinAquitaniaAquitaine
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic akʷāEvery word from Latin aqua