Where does “autumnal” come from?

Autumnal comes from Latin autumnalis, an adjective derived from autumnus, meaning the season of increase, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ-.

autumnal (English): Of or relating to autumn; Past the middle of...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to autumn; Past the middle of...

Ancestry of “autumnal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinautumnālis—
2Latinautumnusautumn, fall; autumn; autumnal
3Latinauctumnusautumn; autumn; autumnal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold

Words derived from “autumnal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- →Every word from Latin auctumnus →Every word from Latin autumnus →