Where does “aeneous” come from?

aeneous (English) comes from Latin aeneus, from Proto-Italic *aezneos — brazen, made of bronze.

aeneous (English): Bronze-colored

Definitions

  1. Bronze-colored

Ancestry of “aeneous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaeneuscopper, bronze; made of copper, made of bronze;...
2Proto-Italic*aezneosbrazen, made of bronze
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