Hiemal
/ˈhaɪ.ə.məl/noun
Relating to winter.
Did you know?Hiemal comes from Latin hiems, meaning "winter," a root that also lives on in scientific words like hibernation and in the ancient idea of winter as a season of withdrawal and dormancy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰyem-
“winter; cold season”
Latin
Latin
hiems
“winter”
Classical Latin
Latin
hiemalis
“of winter; wintry”
Middle English
English
hiemal
“wintry; of or belonging to winter”
Modern English
English
hiemal
“relating to winter”
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