verano

/beˈɾano/ · A2 · noun · m

summer

☀️ From Latin veranum (tempus): the spring-time, ver = spring, shifted later

Latin ver meant spring, and veranum tempus was late spring. Spanish slid the word forward to the hot season. Same root as primavera = first spring. English cousin: vernal, as in vernal equinox.

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