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Where does “etesian” come from?

etesian (English) comes from Latin etesius, from Ancient Greek ἐτήσιος, from Ancient Greek ἔτος, from Ancient Greek ϝέτος, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

etesian (English): Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the...

Ancestry of “etesian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinetesiusannual
2Ancient Greekἐτήσιοςannual
3Ancient Greekἔτοςyear
4Ancient Greekϝέτος—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old
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