vernation

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wósr̥
2. Latin · derived fromvernāre“to be verdant, to flourish”
3. New Latin · derived fromvernātiō
4. English todayvernation

From New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre (“to be verdant, to flourish”) + -tiō (“-tion”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from vernus (“springlike”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥. Equivalent to vernal + -tion.

Words from the same roots