Etymology of the English word aquamarine
the English word
aquamarinederived from the Latin word
aqua (water; water; sea, lake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*akʷ-a-Date
The earliest known usage of aquamarine in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
aquamarijn, German
Aquamarin, Icelandic
akvamarín, Swedish
akvamarinUsage
Word found in Modern English
