2007-05-15 06:27:31 · 17 answers · asked by Tracy B 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
its latin
2007-05-15 06:30:10 · answer #1 · answered by cher cuddly bear 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
*tongue in cheek*
It's called WATER because it's a:
W onderful
A nd
T otal
E xtinguishing
R esource
This Wonderful And Total Extinguishing Resource (W.A.T.E.R.) has been used down the ages to fight fires, in spite of several drawbacks. Consider the following:
Holding a person's head under W.A.T.E.R. can cause death!
It's true! More than a few minutes under W.A.T.E.R. can cause death in humans.
W.A.T.E.R. makes cotton clothes shrink!
Think about it. Cotton is a natural fabric. So are humans. If cotton fabrics can shrink upon contact with W.A.T.E.R., think what will happen to humans!
There's lots more. For example, it has been proved that W.A.T.E.R. causes more visits to the toilet (and for shorter durations) than any other substance. Think of the waste of time! Wouldn't it be better if W.A.T.E.R. made us go just once a day? But it doesn't! And the more we go, the more W.A.T.E.R. we need, so it just becomes an endless cycle.
I think the need of the hour is to find an alternative to W.A.T.E.R. that can put out fires, satisfy thirst and still not make us waste time in the loo.
*grin*
2007-05-15 07:00:56 · answer #2 · answered by rhapword 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The name is Water,so it is called Water. According to my logical thinking..
2007-05-15 06:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by Vannili 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is a Germanic language. Most words that are used in basic living come directly from German. Water, in German is wasser, pronounced Vahser. You can see the similarity between wasser and water.
2007-05-15 07:01:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its just a name. There is no reason why anything is called what its called. If life was to begin all over again, water would probably be called tewar
2007-05-15 06:41:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a good question. But we will really never know why it was called water. But it sure is fun to play in.
2007-05-15 06:35:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
What you are asking about is the 'etymology' of the word. Etymology is the study of the origin of words.
A quick google for "water etymology" turned up this:
water etymology
[Middle English, from Old English wæter; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots.]
2007-05-18 03:44:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it comes from german, Wasser. During few generaitions and a lot of accents, it becomes Water.
Alo called Agua in portuguese and spanish, Acqua in Italian and Eau in French.
2007-05-16 02:31:21 · answer #8 · answered by carlos_frohlich 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no particular reason. It is not an abbreviated word. It is just a sound originally produced to indicate this matter. The original sound has then been converted to a definite spelling, and accepted in the language as the name of a particular material.
2007-05-15 06:37:47 · answer #9 · answered by saudipta c 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is not Latin. The he Indo-European root of water is *wed–, or “wet.” The form *wod–, in a suffixed form *wod-ōr, became *watar in Germanic and eventually water in modern English.
The Latin form comes from the form *ud– the Greeks got their word for water, hud-ōr, the source of our prefix hydro– and related words like hydrant.
2007-05-15 06:45:47 · answer #10 · answered by Sanescience 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Water is wet, even etymologically. The Indo-European root of water is *wed-, "wet."
2014-03-08 04:25:41 · answer #11 · answered by David 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋