Where does “quadrennially” come from?
quadrennially (English) comes from English quadrennial, 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.
quadrennially (English): Every four years
Definitions
- Every four years
Ancestry of “quadrennially”, step by step
quadrennially traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quadrennial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quadrennial | Happening every four years; Lasting for four... |
| 2 | Latin | quadriennium | period of four years |
| 3 | Latin | quadriennis | four-year-old |
| 4 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |