Where does “Anno domini” come from?

Anno domini (English) comes from Medieval Latin anno Domini, from Latin anno, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

Ancestry of “Anno domini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinanno Dominiin the year of the Lord
2LatinannoAlternative form of adnō; I pass or live through...
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-
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