aqua的词源

英文词源

aqua (n.)

"water," late 14c.; see aqua-. Used in late Middle English in combinations to mean "decoction, solution" (as in aqua regia, a mix of concentrated acids, literally "royal water," so called for its power to dissolve gold and other "noble" metals). As the name of a light greenish-blue color, 1936.

中文词源

aqua：水的

来自PIE *akwa, 水。其中aqua指有生命的水。water 指无生命的水。

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