Where does “Aurora” come from?

Aurora (Cebuano) comes from Spanish aurora, from Latin aurōra, from Proto-Italic auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

Ancestry of “Aurora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishauroraaurora
2Latinaurōra
3Proto-Italicauzōsdawn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
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