Etymology

aquatic

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Today it means: Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water. Full definition →

Middle French aquatique ← Latin aquāticus ← Proto-Italic *akʷā
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ékʷeh₂
  2. Proto-Italic*akʷā
  3. Latinaqua
  4. Latinaquāticus
  5. Middle Frenchaquatique
  6. English todayaquatic

Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus (“relating to water”), from aqua (“water”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.