Where does “autumntime” come from?
autumntime (English) comes from English autumn, from Middle English autumpne, from Middle French automne, from Old French automne, from Latin autumnus, from Latin auctumnus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- — cold.
autumntime (English): The period or season of autumn
Definitions
- The period or season of autumn
Ancestry of “autumntime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | autumn | Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when... |
| 2 | Middle English | autumpne | autumn, fall |
| 3 | Middle French | automne | — |
| 4 | Old French | automne | autumn |
| 5 | Latin | autumnus | autumn, fall; autumn; autumnal |
| 6 | Latin | auctumnus | autumn; autumn; autumnal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewǵ- | cold |