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Where does “aissus” come from?

aissus (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

Ancestry of “aissus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “aissus”

  • estuary
  • aestivation
  • estuarial
  • estival
  • estuarian
  • estuate
  • aestivoautumnal
  • aestiferous
  • aestuous
  • exestuate
  • aestuabundus
  • aestuosus
  • aestus
  • abaestuo
  • adaestuo
  • aestuarium
  • exaestuo
  • exaestuans
  • aestivans
  • aestivaturus
  • aestuans
  • aestuaturus
  • aestuandus
  • aestuatus
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