Etymology

aseasonal

A1S1E1A1S1O1N1A1L1

Today it means: Not seasonal. Full definition →

English seasonal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French assaisonner
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Old Frencha-
  11. Frencha-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-redup.
  13. Proto-Indo-European*sísh₁eti
  14. Proto-Italic*sizō
  15. Latinserō
  16. Latinsatiō
  17. Old Frenchsaison
  18. Frenchsaison
  19. Frenchassaisonner
  20. Englishseason
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englishseasonal
  24. English todayaseasonal

From a- + seasonal. Piecewise doublet of unseasonal.

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