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Where does “sm̥m-aro-” come from?

sm̥m-aro- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-h₂-ó-, from Proto-Indo-European semh₂- — summer, year.

Ancestry of “sm̥m-aro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year

Words derived from “sm̥m-aro-”

  • summer
  • midsummer
  • gossamer
  • summery
  • Summerland
  • summerlike
  • gossamery
  • summerlong
  • summerwood
  • summerish
  • gossamerlike
  • summersweet
  • foresummer
  • summerweight
  • summerless
  • nonsummer
  • gossamered
  • aftersummer
  • summerwear
  • presummer
  • summeriness
  • summerful
  • unsummery
  • unsummered
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