Where does “equinoccio vernal” come from?
equinoccio vernal (Spanish) comes from Spanish vernal, from Latin vernālis, from Latin vernus, from Latin vēr, from Latin veror, from Proto-Italic wezor, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
equinoccio vernal (Spanish): vernal equinox
Definitions
- vernal equinox
Ancestry of “equinoccio vernal”, step by step
equinoccio vernal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish vernal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vernal | vernal pertaining to spring |
| 2 | Latin | vernālis | spring the season; vernal |
| 3 | Latin | vernus | spring; vernal |
| 4 | Latin | vēr | spring |
| 5 | Latin | veror | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wezor | spring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |
via Spanish equinoccio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | equinoccio | equinox |
| 2 | Latin | aequinoctium | equinox |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |