Nature terminology · Water & weather
aqu/a — Water
aqu/a means water. Latin source words and nature terminology examples: aquatic.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Water
- Latin: aqua
Examples and word parts
aquatic
Living in or relating to water.
Word parts: aqu (water) + -atic (relating to)
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Related water & weather terms
- hydr/o — Water
hydrology
- limn/o — Lake
limnology
- thalass/o — Sea
thalassic
- mar- — Sea
marine
- fluv/i — River
fluvial
- pluvi/o — Rain
pluviometer
- anem/o — Wind
anemometer
- neph/o — Cloud
nephology
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals nature terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.