English
samara
Samara comes from Latin samara ‘elm seed’, from Proto-Celtic *samos ‘summer’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *semh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*semh₂-‘warm season, summer’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sm̥h₂-ó-sreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*samos‘summer’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsamara‘elm seed’
- Englishearliest quotation 1993samara
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*semh₂-‘warm season, summer’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sm̥h₂-ó-sreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*samos‘summer’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsamara‘elm seed’
- Englishearliest quotation 1993samara
Earliest quotation: 1993, R. H. Richens, V. H. Heywood: “The fruit is a nut, samara or drupe, containing…”.
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *semh₂-
Today it means
noun The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *semh₂- / samara