Where does “aerose” come from?

aerose (English) comes from Latin aerōsus, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

aerose (English): Of, or like copper or brass; brassy

Definitions

  1. Of, or like copper or brass; brassy

Ancestry of “aerose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaerōsusfull of copper
2Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
3Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
4Proto-Italicajos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze
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