Where does “autumn” come from?

Autumn comes from Middle English autumpne, from Old French automne, from Latin autumnus, an alteration of earlier Latin auctumnus, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ-.

autumn (English): Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when...

Definitions

  1. Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when...

Ancestry of “autumn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishautumpneautumn, fall
2Middle Frenchautomneautumn
3Old Frenchautomneautumn
4Latinautumnusautumn, fall; autumn; autumnal
5Latinauctumnusautumn; autumn; autumnal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold

Words derived from “autumn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ-