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Where does “ivèrn” come from?

ivèrn (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan ivern, from Latin hībernum, from Latin hībernus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

ivèrn (Occitan): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “ivèrn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanivernwinter
2Latinhībernum—
3Latinhībernus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →