English
aria
Aria comes from Italian aria ‘air’, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘mist’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewsér‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhḗrreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾱ̓ήρāḗr‘mist’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEāera
- Italianc. 1300–presentaria‘air’
- Englishtodayaria
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewsér‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhḗrreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾱ̓ήρāḗr‘mist’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEāera
- Italianc. 1300–presentaria‘air’
- Englishtodayaria
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn’
or, east, exhaust, aurora, aureus, aural, austral, aurelia, aurum, oriel, oriole, 60 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér ‘in the direction of dawn, east’
easter, aura, eastward, 17 more
through Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr
through Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘mist’
through Latin āera
Today it means
noun A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / aria