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Where does “inverno” come from?

inverno (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese inverno, from Vulgar Latin invernum, from Latin hibernum, from Latin hibernus, from Proto-Italic heimrinos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-m-r-ino-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

inverno (Galician): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “inverno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseinverno—
2Vulgar Latininvernum—
3Latinhibernumwinter; winter quarters; nominative neuter...
4Latinhibernuswintry; of or pertaining to winter; suitable for...
5Proto-Italicheimrinos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-m-r-ino-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
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