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Where does “aguas” come from?

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

aguas (Spanish): plural of agua; be careful!; pay attention!

Definitions

  1. plural of agua; be careful!; pay attention!

Ancestry of “aguas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaguawater; body of water; rain
2Old Spanishaguawater
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “aguas”

  • Aguascalientes
  • Aguascalientes
  • agwas
  • Aguas
  • Aguas
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