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Where does “autumnans” come from?

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

autumnans (Latin): bringing on autumn, causing autumn

Definitions

  1. bringing on autumn, causing autumn

Ancestry of “autumnans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinautumnoI cause or bring on autumn
2Latinautumnusautumn, fall; autumn; autumnal
3Latinauctumnusautumn; autumn; autumnal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold
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