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Where does “hībernāre” come from?

hībernāre (Latin) comes from Latin hībernus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “hībernāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhībernus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
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