Where does “anns” come from?
anns (English) comes from English ann, from Latin annata, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
anns (English): plural of ann
Ancestry of “anns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ann | Obsolete spelling of annate |
| 2 | Latin | annata | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |