Where does “aerarium” come from?

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

aerarium (Latin): the state treasury

Definitions

  1. the state treasury

Ancestry of “aerarium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aerarium”

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