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aqua.

water; sea, lake; river, stream; rain, rainfall (pl.), rainwater; spa; urine;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈa.kʷa]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.kʷa][ˈa.kʷaː]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.kʷa]
  1. water

    declension-1 · feminine
    aqua dulcis
    crībrō aquam haurīre
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“water, stream”). The few cognates in other Indo-European branches point to a narrower original meaning of "running water". See Umbrian 𐌖𐌕𐌖𐌓 (utur, “water”), which instead represents a remnant Italic continuation of Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥, the more widespread word for water in Indo-European languages.

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