Where does “auroral” come from?

auroral (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aurora, from Latin aurōra, from Proto-Italic auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

auroral (Portuguese): auroral

Definitions

  1. auroral

Ancestry of “auroral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseauroradawn; daybreak; Clipping of aurora boreal
2Latinaurōra
3Proto-Italicauzōsdawn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs