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Where does “vernation” come from?

vernation (English) comes from Latin vernatio, from Latin verno, from Latin vernus, from Latin vēr, from Latin veror, from Proto-Italic wezor, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

vernation (English): The appearance of new leaves; The arrangement of...

Definitions

  1. The appearance of new leaves; The arrangement of...

Ancestry of “vernation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvernatioThe sloughing or shedding of the skin of snakes;...
2LatinvernoI am verdant; I spring, bloom; I flourish; I am...
3Latinvernusspring; vernal
4Latinvēr—
5Latinveror—
6Proto-Italicwezorspring
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ →