aquatic

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
20
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/əˈkwɑ.tɪk/
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/əˈkwɑ.tɪk/ · /əˈkwæ.tɪk/ · /əˈkwɒ.tɪk/ · /ɘˈkwɔ.tɘk/

Definition of aquatic

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.
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adj

  1. Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

noun

  1. Any aquatic plant.
    “In such a cistern the present and other hardy aquatics may be grown with success.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin aquāticusder.…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin aquāticusder. Middle French aquatiquebor. English aquatic Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus (“relating to water”), from aqua (“water”).

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