Where does “area” come from?
Area comes from Latin area, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-.
area (English): A measure of the extent of a surface; it is...
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- A measure of the extent of a surface; it is...
Ancestry of “area”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |