| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | akw- - |
| DEFINITION: | Water. 1. ait; island, from Old English  g, eg, island, from Germanic *auj , “thing on the water,” from *agwj. 2. aqua, aquarelle, aquarium, aquatic, aqui-, ewer, gouache; aquamarine, aquatint, aquavit, aqueduct, sewer1, from Latin aqua, water. (Pokorny ak - 23.) |
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