The story
- Latin · learned borrowing fromaqua fortis
- English todayaqua fortis
Learned borrowing from Latin aqua fortis (literally “strong water”).
Words from the same roots
Latinaqua fortis all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
aqua fortis
Today it means: A corrosive liquor made of saltpeter, serving as a solvent for dissolving silver and all other metals except gold. Full definition →
Latin aqua fortis