English Explanatory Dictionary

aquatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.
noun
  1. Any aquatic plant.

Pronunciation

/əˈkwɑ.tɪk/ /əˈkwæ.tɪk/ /əˈkwɒ.tɪk/ /ɘˈkwɔ.tɘk/ en-us-aquatic.ogg

Word forms

aquatic more aquatic most aquatic aquatick aquatics

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. Middle French aquatiquebor. English aquatic Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus (“relating to water”), from aqua (“water”).

Synonyms

waterly

Related words

aquativeness

Derived words

antiaquatic aquacise aquatically aquatic ape hypothesis aquatic ape theory aquatic centre aquatic fitness aquatic football aquatic warbler nonaquatic periaquatic semiaquatic subaquatic
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