Where does “Zillennial” come from?
Zillennial (English) comes from English millennial, from Late Latin millennium, from Latin -ennium, from Latin -ennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
Zillennial (English): A person born on the cusp of, or during the latter years of Generation Y/Millennials and early years of Generation Z
Definitions
- A person born on the cusp of, or during the latter years of Generation Y/Millennials and early years of Generation Z
Ancestry of “Zillennial”, step by step
Zillennial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English millennial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | millennial | Referring to the 1,000th anniversary of an event... |
| 2 | Late Latin | millennium | millennium |
| 3 | Latin | -ennium | forming periods of years |
| 4 | Latin | -ennis | — |
| 5 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |
via English Generation Z
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Generation Z | The generation of people born between the mid-late 1990s and early 2010s, following Generation Y, typically defined as beginning with births in 1997 and ending with births in 2012 |