Where does “æra” come from?

æra (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin āera, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

æra (Norwegian Bokmål): era; definite feminine singular of ære; simple...

Definitions

  1. era; definite feminine singular of ære; simple...

Ancestry of “æra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināeraera or epoch from which time is measured
2Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
3Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
4Proto-Italicajos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos →Every word from Proto-Italic ajos →Every word from Proto-Italic aos →