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Where does “autumpne” come from?

autumpne (Middle English) comes from Middle French automne, from Old French automne, from Latin autumnus, from Latin auctumnus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- — cold.

autumpne (Middle English): autumn, fall

Definitions

  1. autumn, fall

Ancestry of “autumpne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchautomne—
2Old Frenchautomneautumn
3Latinautumnusautumn, fall; autumn; autumnal
4Latinauctumnusautumn; autumn; autumnal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold

Words derived from “autumpne”

  • autumn
  • autumnal
  • autumnally
  • autumntime
  • autumny
  • mid-autumn
  • autumnize
  • autumns
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