Etymology of the French word ère
the French word
èrederived from the Late Latin word
aera (darnel; parameter from which a calculation is made; item of account; era)
derived from the Late Latin word
aes (money, pay, fee)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ayes-Date
The earliest known usage of ère in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
erăCognates
Dutch
era, English
era, German
Ära, Norwegian
ära, Swedish
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