Word Wednesday: Estival

“Sarah told us the estival heat was intense.”

On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Estival".

Estival

adjective

es·​ti·​val | \ ˈe-stə-vəl \

variants: or less commonly aestival

Of or relating to the summer

Origin: Estival traces back to aestas, which is the Latin word for "summer". First used in the 14th century.

“Sarah told us the estival heat was intense.”

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estival