Where does “autumnwear” come from?
autumnwear (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.
autumnwear (English): Clothing to be worn in autumn
Definitions
- Clothing to be worn in autumn
Ancestry of “autumnwear”, step by step
autumnwear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English autumn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | autumn | Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when... |
| 2 | Middle English | autumpne | autumn, fall |
| 3 | Middle French | automne | autumn |
| 4 | Old French | automne | autumn |
| 5 | Latin | autumnus | autumn, fall; autumn; autumnal |
| 6 | Latin | auctumnus | autumn; autumn; autumnal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewǵ- | cold |
via English Wear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wear | The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks |
| 2 | Middle English | weren | Plural past indicative form of been; Plural... |
| 3 | Old English | werian | to wear; to defend, protect |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |