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Where does “aestīvus” come from?

aestīvus (Latin) comes from Latin autumnus, from Latin auctumnus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- — cold.

Ancestry of “aestīvus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinautumnusautumn, fall; autumn; autumnal
2Latinauctumnusautumn; autumn; autumnal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- →