September theme: Fire 🔥

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ether, Aidan, edifice, anneal estivation

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• Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- ignite, fire

  • Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰe-ti burning, igniting primary verb

    • Indo-Iranian *Háydʰati

      • Indo-Aryan

        • Sanskrit एधते édhate to spread, to grow, to increase, to prosper
    • Hellenic

      • Ancient Greek αἴθω aíthō To kindle, to light, to burn

        • Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ Aithíops Ethiopian

          • Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία Ethiopia

            • Latin Aethiopia Ethiopia

              • English Ethiopia

                • Hawai'ian ʻAikiopa Ethiopia
            • Amharic ኢትዮጵያ ʾityop̣p̣ya Ethiopia
        • Ancient Greek αἰθήρ aithḗr The pure upper air breathed by the gods, clear sky, heaven, aether, ether

          • Greek αιθήρ aithír sky, air
          • Greek αιθέρας aithéras ether
          • Latin aethēr Pure upper air, daytime sky, brightness surrounding a deity

            • French éther ether

              • English ether

                • Japanese エーテル ēteru ether
              • German Äther ether
            • Italian etere ether
            • Spanish éter ether
            • Latin aetherius pertaining to ether, pertaining to the sky, pertaining to heaven; ethereal

              • French éthéré ethereal
              • Italian etereo ethereal
              • English ethereal
          • Russian эфи́р efír ether
  • Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰo-s burning action noun

    • Celtic *aidos

      • Old Irish áed fire

        • Old Irish Áed Fire personal name

          • Irish Aodh

            • English Hugh
            • Irish Ó hAodha descendant of Aodh surname

              • English O'Hea
              • English Hayes
          • Old Irish Áedán Little-Fire personal name áed + dimunitive

            • Irish Aodhan

              • English Aidan
              • Irish Eithne

                • English Enya
          • Old Irish Áedócán

            • Irish Aodhagán

              • English Egan
              • Irish Mac Aodhagáin

                • English MacEgan

                  • English Keegan
          • Old Irish Máedóc My-Little-Fire personal name affectionate + áed + dimunitive

            • English Maddoc
            • Welsh Madog
            • Irish Mo Aodh Og

              • English Mogue
          • Old Irish Cináed Fire-Born personal name

            • English Kenneth
    • Germanic *aidaz fire, pyre

      • West Germanic

        • Old English ād fire, pyre
        • Old High German eit
    • Hellenic *áitʰos

      • Ancient Greek αἶθος aîthos heat, fire
    • Indo-Iranian

      • Indo-Aryan

        • Sanskrit एध édha fuel, firewood
    • Italic *aiþ-s place with a hearth

      • Latin aedis house, room, shrine, temple

        • Latin aedificō I build, I establish

          • Western Romance

            • French édifier to construct, erect, edify

              • English edify
            • Italian edificare to build, erect, edify
            • Spanish edificar to build, set a good example
        • Latin aedificium building, structure

          • Western Romance

            • French édifice building, structure

              • English edifice
            • Italian edificio building, organization
            • Spanish edificio building
        • Latin aedicula small building, small temple

          • Western Romance

            • Italian edicola newstand, shrine
  • Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰlom instrument

    • Germanic *ailą fire

      • Germanic *ailijaną to burn

        • West Germanic

          • Old English ǣlan to kindle, to burn

            • Old English onǣlan to set fire to, to burn up, to make hot

              • English anneal
        • Germanic *ailidaz fire, pyre

          • North Germanic

            • Old Norse eldr fire

              • Danish ild fire, ardor
              • Icelandic eldur fire
              • Old Norse mǫrueldr phosphorence on the ocean lit. "sea-fire"

                • Norn *mareld

                  • English mareel
          • West Germanic

            • Old English æled fire, conflagration

              • Brythonic

                • Welsh aelwyd hearth, fireside, home
  • Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰteh₂t-s state of being, ~"heat, on-fire-ness"

    • Italic *aissāts

      • Latin aestās summer

        • English estivation

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Collected English words

Ethiopia, ether, ethereal, Hugh, O'Hea, Hayes, Aidan, Enya, Egan, MacEgan, Keegan, Maddoc, Mogue, Kenneth, edify, edifice, anneal, mareel, estivation