Where does “erário” come from?

erário (Portuguese) comes from Latin aerarium, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

erário (Portuguese): treasury

Definitions

  1. treasury

Ancestry of “erário”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaerariumthe state treasury
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 →