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Where does “auzōs” come from?

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

auzōs (Proto-Italic): dawn

Definitions

  1. dawn

Ancestry of “auzōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “auzōs”

  • aurora
  • auroral
  • subauroral
  • transauroral
  • auroraphobia
  • aurora australis
  • aurora borealis
  • auroreus
  • aurora australis
  • aurora
  • aurora
  • aurore
  • aurora
  • aurore
  • aurora
  • aurora boreal
  • aurora austral
  • auroră
  • aurore
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