Where does “quadrennium” come from?
quadrennium (English) comes from Latin quadrennium, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
quadrennium (English): A period of 4 years, the sets of four years in...
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- A period of 4 years, the sets of four years in...
Ancestry of “quadrennium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadrennium | — |
| 2 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |