Where does “aestivus” come from?
aestivus (Latin) comes from Latin autumnus, from Latin auctumnus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- — cold.
Ancestry of “aestivus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | autumnus | autumn, fall; autumn; autumnal |
| 2 | Latin | auctumnus | autumn; autumn; autumnal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewǵ- | cold |