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