aqua etymology

Latin word aqua comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (Water.)

Detailed word origin of aqua

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*h₁egʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₂ekʷeh₂ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Water.
*akʷā Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Water.
aqua Latin (lat) Water.