Where does “bienni” come from?

bienni (Catalan) comes from Latin biennium, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

bienni (Catalan): biennium period of two years

Definitions

  1. biennium period of two years

Ancestry of “bienni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbienniumbiennium; genitive masculine plural of biennis;...
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →
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