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aestus.

agitation, passion, seething; raging, boiling; heat/fire; sea tide/spray/swell;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈae̯s.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɛs.tus]

  1. heat

    declension-4 · masculine

  2. fire

    declension-4 · masculine

  3. tide

    declension-4 · masculine

  4. surge of the sea

    declension-4 · masculine

  5. passion

    declension-4 · figuratively · masculine

  6. hesitation

    declension-4 · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *aissus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“burn; fire”), with the -tus suffix from Proto-Indo-European *-tus restored via analogy, cf. aestās. Cognate with perhaps aedis, Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō), Old English ād (“pyre”).

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