Etymology

aquabis

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Today it means: Containing two molecules of water as a ligand Full definition →

English bis- ← Middle English aqua ← Latin aqua
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ékʷeh₂
  2. Proto-Italic*akʷā
  3. Latinaqua
  4. Middle Englishaqua
  5. Englishaqua-
  6. Englishbis-
  7. English todayaquabis

From aqua- + bis-.

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