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Where does “quadrennial” come from?

quadrennial (English) comes from Latin quadriennium, from Latin quadriennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

quadrennial (English): Happening every four years; Lasting for four...

Definitions

  1. Happening every four years; Lasting for four...

Ancestry of “quadrennial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquadrienniumperiod of four years
2Latinquadriennis—
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “quadrennial”

  • quadrennially
  • quadriennial
  • quadriennially
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