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
1Latinvernālisspring the season; vernal
2Latinvernusspring; vernal
3Latinvērspring
4Latinveror—
5Proto-Italicwezorspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

Words derived from “vernal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic wezor →Every word from Latin veror →