Where does “decennal” come from?

decennal (English) comes from Latin decennālis, from Latin decennium, from Latin decennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

decennal (English): Alternative form of decennial

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of decennial

Ancestry of “decennal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecennālisdecennal, of or related to a 10-year period
2Latindecenniumdecennium; decade
3Latindecennisdecennial, of ten years
4Latinannusyear; time; season
5Proto-Italicatnosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “decennal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →