Where does “era” come from?

era (Dutch) comes from Latin āera, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

era (Dutch): era, age, epoch

Definitions

  1. era, age, epoch

Ancestry of “era”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināeraera or epoch from which time is measured
2Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
3Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
4Proto-Italicajos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

Words derived from “era

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos
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