Where does “annuel” come from?

annuel (Dutch) comes from French annuel, from Late Latin annualis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

Ancestry of “annuel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchannuelannual, yearly
2Late Latinannualisone-year-old
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-
6Proto-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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