Aqueous
/ˈeɪ.kwi.əs/noun
Relating to, resembling, or dissolved in water.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor *aqua* also gave us words like *aquarium* and *aqueduct*, turning water into one of the most powerful root-words in science and civilization.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ekʷeh₂
“water”
Latin
Latin
aqua
“water”
Late Latin
Latin
aquosus
“watery, full of water”
Middle English
English
aqueous
“watery; of or pertaining to water”
Modern English
English
aqueous
“relating to, resembling, or dissolved in water”