Etymology of the English word aquatic
the English word
aquaticderived from the Old French word
aquatiquederived from the Latin word
aquaticus (aquatic, of, belonging to the water)
derived from the Latin word
aqua (water; water; sea, lake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*akʷ-a-using the Latin suffix
-icusderived from the Greek suffix
-ikos, -ϊκος, -ικος, -ῖκος
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*akhwoDate
The earliest known usage of aquatic in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
pseudoaquatic,
semiaquatic,
subaquaticUsage
Word found in Modern English
