Where does “Ära” come from?

Ära (German) 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.

Ära (German): era

Definitions

  1. era

Ancestry of “Ära”, step by step

Ära traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin aera

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

via French ara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharamacaw
2Old Tupiaráscarlet macaw (Ara macao)

via Latin āera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināeraera or epoch from which time is measured

Words derived from “Ära

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyosEvery word from Proto-Italic ajosEvery word from Proto-Italic aos