Where does “areolă” come from?

areolă (Romanian) comes from French aréole, from Latin āreola, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

areolă (Romanian): areola

Definitions

  1. areola

Ancestry of “areolă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharéoleareola; areole
2Latināreolaa small open place; courtyard
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “areolă”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →