Aquavit
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- aquavit
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aqua vitae (spirits, water of life).
Origin
Latin
aqua vitae
Gloss
spirits, water of life
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aqua vitae Latin
- *wed- Proto-Indo-European
- akvavit Danish
- uisge-beatha Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *udenskyos Proto-Celtic