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Where does “Averno” come from?

Averno (Italian) comes from Latin avernus, from Ancient Greek ἄορνος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “Averno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinavernus—
2Ancient Greekἄορνος—
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “Averno”

  • avernale
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