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English word autumn comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₃euǵ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewǵ-, and later Latin auctumnus (Autumn (attributive), autumnal Autumn.)
*h₃euǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₃ewǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)
auctumnus (Latin)
Autumn (attributive), autumnal Autumn.
autumnus (Latin)
Autumn, fall Autumn (attributive), autumnal.
autompne (Old French)
autumn (English)
Of or relating to autumn; autumnal (by extension) The time period when someone or something is past its prime.. Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves; typically regarded as being from September 24 to December 22 in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.