Where does “vernale” come from?
vernale (Italian) comes from Italian verno, from Latin vernus, from Latin vēr, from Latin veror, from Proto-Italic wezor, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
vernale (Italian): vernal, springly; wintry, winter
Definitions
- vernal, springly; wintry, winter
Ancestry of “vernale”, step by step
vernale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian verno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | verno | Variant of inverno |
| 2 | Latin | vernus | spring; vernal |
| 3 | Latin | vēr | spring |
| 4 | Latin | veror | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wezor | spring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |
via Latin vernālis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vernālis | spring the season; vernal |