Where does “millennia” come from?
Millennia derives from Late Latin millennium, from Latin mille meaning "thousand" and annus meaning "year," tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₂et- meaning "year."
millennia (English): plural of millennium
Definitions
- plural of millennium
Ancestry of “millennia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | millennium | A period of time consisting of one thousand... |
| 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 |