Where does “aestīvus” come from?

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

aestīvus (Latin): summer

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “aestīvus”, step by step

aestīvus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin autumnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinautumnusautumn, fall; autumn; autumnal
2Latinauctumnusautumn; autumn; autumnal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold

via Latin aestus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaestusheat; fire; tide
2Proto-Italicaissus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Latin aestās

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaestāssummer
2Proto-Italicaissātssummer (season)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éydʰteh₂ts—

Words derived from “aestīvus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- →Every word from Latin auctumnus →Every word from Latin autumnus →