Where does “hibernator” come from?
hibernator (Latin) comes from Latin hiberno, from Latin hibernus, from Proto-Italic heimrinos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-m-r-ino-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
hibernator (Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future passive imperative...
Ancestry of “hibernator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | hiberno | I winter; I pass the winter; I keep to a winter... |
| 2 | Latin | hibernus | wintry; of or pertaining to winter; suitable for... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | heimrinos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey-m-r-ino-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |