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ayer.

yesterday

4 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adv/aˈʝeɾ/[aˈʝeɾ]/aˈʝeɾ/[aˈʝeɾ]

  1. yesterday

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *(dʰ)ǵʰyésder. Proto-Indo-European *(dʰ)ǵʰyési Proto-Italic *hezi Latin hereder. Latin herī Old Spanish yer Latin ab herī Spanish ayer Inherited from Old Spanish yer, eri, hier with the addition of the prefix a-, from Latin herī. Alternatively from Latin ab herī (“since yesterday”).

noun/aˈʝeɾ/[aˈʝeɾ]/aˈʝeɾ/[aˈʝeɾ]

  1. yesterday

    masculine

  2. days gone by; yesteryear; the past

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *(dʰ)ǵʰyésder. Proto-Indo-European *(dʰ)ǵʰyési Proto-Italic *hezi Latin hereder. Latin herī Old Spanish yer Latin ab herī Spanish ayer Inherited from Old Spanish yer, eri, hier with the addition of the prefix a-, from Latin herī. Alternatively from Latin ab herī (“since yesterday”).

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