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Where does “hibernans” come from?

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

hibernans (Latin): going into winter quarters, sheltering for the...

Definitions

  1. going into winter quarters, sheltering for the...

Ancestry of “hibernans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhībernō—
2Latinhībernus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
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