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Where does “estival” come from?

estival (French) comes from Old French estival, from Latin aestivālis, from Latin aestīvus, from Latin autumnus, from Latin auctumnus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- — cold.

estival (French): estival, summery

Definitions

  1. estival, summery

Ancestry of “estival”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestival—
2Latinaestivālis—
3Latinaestīvus—
4Latinautumnusautumn, fall; autumn; autumnal
5Latinauctumnusautumn; autumn; autumnal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- →