Where does “agwa-rehiya” come from?
agwa-rehiya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish agua regia, from Latin aqua regia, from Latin regia, from Latin regius, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
agwa-rehiya (Tagalog): aqua regia
Definitions
- aqua regia
Ancestry of “agwa-rehiya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | agua regia | aqua regia extremely powderful mixture of acids |
| 2 | Latin | aqua regia | aqua regia |
| 3 | Latin | regia | A royal palace, castle, fortress, residence;... |
| 4 | Latin | regius | Of or pertaining to a king; kingly, regal, royal;... |
| 5 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |