ater.
dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
Meaning & usage
dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
gloomy, sad, dismal, unlucky
malevolent
obscure
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *ātros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”) (whence Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (“fire”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌖 (atru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), Old Irish áith (“kiln”)).
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