Where does “-ennial” come from?

-ennial (English) comes from Latin -enniālis, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-ennial (English): Combining form denoting years

Definitions

  1. Combining form denoting years

Ancestry of “-ennial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-enniālis—
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-ennial”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ium →Every word from Latin -ius →
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