usque

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
3. Proto-Celtic*udenskyos
4. Old Irishuisce
5. Irishuisce
6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
8. Proto-Celtic*biwos
9. Proto-Celtic*biwotūts
10. Old Irishbethu
11. Irishbeatha
12. Medieval Latinaqua vītae
13. Irishuisce beatha
14. Old Irishuisce
15. Scottish Gaelicuisge
16. Old Irishbethu
17. Scottish Gaelicbeatha
18. Medieval Latinaqua vītae
19. Scottish Gaelicuisge-beatha
20. Englishusquebaugh
21. English todayusque

Abbreviation of usquebaugh, from Irish uisce beatha (“water of life”) and Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha (“water of life”). Compare whisky and obsolete whiskybae.

Words from the same roots