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Where does “vernal” come from?

Vernal comes from Latin vernalis, formed from Latin vernus meaning "of spring" with the suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

vernal (English): Pertaining to or occurring in spring; Having...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or occurring in spring; Having...

Ancestry of “vernal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvernālis—
2Latinvernusspring; vernal
3Latinvēr—
4Latinveror—
5Proto-Italicwezorspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

Words derived from “vernal”

  • vernalization
  • vernally
  • vernalize
  • vernalin
  • prevernal
  • vernality
  • vernine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →