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.

anno Domini (English): The current date era beginning approximately 2000...

Definitions

  1. The current date era beginning approximately 2000...

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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →