The story
- Latin · derived fromaestuarium“creek”, “estuary of a river”
- English todayestuary
From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
estuary
Today it means: A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone. Full definition →
Latin aestuarium