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Where does “premillennialism” come from?

premillennialism (English) comes from English premillennial, from English millennial, from Late Latin millennium, from Latin -ennium, from Latin -ennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- — grass.

premillennialism (English): A concept in Christian eschatology that the...

Definitions

  1. A concept in Christian eschatology that the...

Ancestry of “premillennialism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpremillennialOccurring before, or in anticipation of, a new...
2EnglishmillennialReferring to the 1,000th anniversary of an event...
3Late Latinmillenniummillennium
4Latin-enniumforming periods of years
5Latin-ennis—
6Latinannusyear; time; season
7Proto-Italicatnosyear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →