Etymograph

English

aqua-

Aqua- comes from Latin aqua ‘water’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ékʷeh₂‘water’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akʷāreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaqua‘water’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘water’
  5. Englishtodayaqua-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ékʷeh₂‘water’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akʷāreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaqua‘water’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘water’
  5. Englishtodayaqua-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ ‘water’

eddy, ey, 6 more

through Latin aqua ‘water’

eau, aquarium, aquatic, aqueous, aqueduct, gouache, 7 more

Today it means

prefix water

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ / aqua-

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