Where does “ère” come from?

ère (French) comes from Late Latin aera, from Latin aera, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

ère (French): era

Definitions

  1. era

Ancestry of “ère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinaeraera or epoch from which time is measured;...
2Latinaeraera or epoch from which time is measured;...
3Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
4Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
5Proto-Italicajos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

Words derived from “ère”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos →Every word from Proto-Italic ajos →Every word from Proto-Italic aos →