英语词汇aqueous的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	aqueous
词源	aqueous adj. "of the nature of or abounding in water," 1640s, from Latin aqua "water" (from PIE root akwa- "water") on analogy of French aqueux "watery" (16c., which, however, is from Late Latin aquosus "abounding in water"). Or perhaps it is by analogy of Latin terreus "earthy," from terra "earth." Aqueous humor* "watery fluid in the surface of the eye" is the original use in English. Related: Aqueousness. Entries linking to aqueous akwa- akwā-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "water." It forms all or part of: aqua; aqua-; aqua vitae; aqualung; aquamarine; aquanaut; aquarelle; aquarium; Aquarius; aquatic; aquatint; aqueduct; aqueous; aquifer; Aquitaine; eau; Evian; ewer; gouache; island; sewer (n.1) "conduit." It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit ap "water;" Hittite akwanzi "they drink;" Latin aqua "water, the sea, rain;" Lithuanian upė "a river;" Old English ea "river," Gothic ahua "river, waters." But Boutkan (2005) writes that only the Germanic and Latin words are sure, Old Irish ab is perhaps related, and "the rest of the evidence in Pokorny (1959) is uncertain." sub-aqueous adj. also subaqueous, 1670s, from sub- + aqueous. terraqueous adj. "consisting of both land and water," 1650s, from combining form of Latin terra "earth" (from PIE root *ters- "to dry") + aqueous. updated on September 24, 2022
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aqueous adj.

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