Where does “aerāmen” come from?

aerāmen (Latin) comes from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

aerāmen (Latin): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “aerāmen”, step by step

aerāmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin aes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
2Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
3Proto-Italicajos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

via Classical Latin aes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Latinaes—

Words derived from “aerāmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos →Every word from Proto-Italic ajos →Every word from Proto-Italic aos →