Aestival
/ˈiː.stɪ.vəl/noun
Relating to summer.
Did you know?Its root goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-* (“to burn”), so the word is literally tied to the idea of heat and fire rather than just warm weather.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂eydʰ-
“to burn, be hot”
Latin
Latin
aestas
“summer, the hot season”
Late Latin
Latin
aestivus
“of summer, summery”
Old French
Old French
estival
“of summer”
Middle English
English
estival
“pertaining to summer”
Modern English
English
aestival
“relating to summer”