inverno

Portuguese

/ĩ.ˈvɛɾ.nu/, /ĩ.ˈvɛʁ.nu/

noun
Definitions
  • winter the coldest of the four seasons
  • (figurative) winter a period of decay or inactivity

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese inverno inherited from Latin *invernum, hībernum (winter) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-m-r-ino-, *ǵʰey-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰey-

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