Where does “era” come from?

era (Swedish) comes from Latin āera, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

era (Swedish): your, yours; you; era

Definitions

  1. your, yours; you; era

Ancestry of “era”, step by step

era traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin āera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināeraera or epoch from which time is measured
2Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
3Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
4Proto-Italicajos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

via Old Norse yðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseyðr—
2Proto-Germanicizwizaccusative/dative/instrumental of *jūz
3Proto-Germanic*jūz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “era”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos →Every word from Proto-Italic ajos →Every word from Proto-Italic aos →