Etymology

aqua

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Today it means: Water (as a compound). Full definition →

Middle English aqua ← Latin aqua
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromaqua
  2. Middle English · inherited fromaqua“water”
  3. English todayaqua

From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishaqua all →

aqua-

Latinaqua all →

eauaqueousaqua-aquamanileaquaphiliaaquatoneterraqueous

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