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Where does “equinoccio otoñal” come from?

equinoccio otoñal (Spanish) comes from Spanish equinoccio, from Latin aequinoctium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

equinoccio otoñal (Spanish): autumnal equinox

Definitions

  1. autumnal equinox

Ancestry of “equinoccio otoñal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishequinoccioequinox
2Latinaequinoctiumequinox
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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