Where does “decennary” come from?
decennary (English) comes from Latin decennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
decennary (English): Decennial: of or related to a ten-year period; A...
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- Decennial: of or related to a ten-year period; A...
Ancestry of “decennary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | decennis | decennial, of ten years |
| 2 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |