estate

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Italian word estate comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-dʰh₁-, and later Latin aestas (Summer.)

*h₂ey-dʰh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)

aestus (Latin)

(figuratively) hesitation. (figuratively) passion. Fire. Heat. Surge of the sea. Tide.

*aissāts (Proto-Italic)

aestas (Latin)

Summer.

estate (Italian)

Summer.

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