Aquafina
/ˌɑː.kwəˈfiː.nə/noun
A trademarked brand of purified bottled drinking water owned by PepsiCo.
Did you know?Aquafina was introduced by PepsiCo in the 1990s and is purified municipal water, not naturally sourced spring water.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*akwa-
“Reconstructed term associated with water.”
Classical Latin
Latin
aqua
“Water; the source of the English combining form aqua-.”
Medieval Latin and Romance languages
Latin/Romance
aqua, acqua, agua
“Water, preserved in forms that influenced later scientific and commercial vocabulary.”
17th–19th Centuries
English
aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct, aquifer
“English words formed from Latin aqua, referring to water, watery environments, water channels, and underground water-bearing layers.”
1994
English trademark
Aquafina
“A coined brand name introduced by PepsiCo for purified bottled water; its latter element is branding rather than an inherited historical word.”