Where does “aenescens” come from?

aenescens (Latin) comes from Latin aēnus, from Proto-Italic aeznos, from Proto-Italic ajes-nos, from Proto-Indo-European áyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

aenescens (Latin): copper- or bronze-coloured

Definitions

  1. copper- or bronze-coloured

Ancestry of “aenescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaēnus—
2Proto-Italicaeznosbrazen, made of bronze
3Proto-Italicajes-nos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanáyosa metal, copper, bronze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European áyos →Every word from Proto-Italic ajes-nos →Every word from Proto-Italic aeznos →