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Where does “quinquennalia” come from?

quinquennalia (English) comes from Latin quinquennalia, from Latin quīnquennium, from Latin quinquennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

quinquennalia (English): Public games celebrated every five years in...

Definitions

  1. Public games celebrated every five years in...

Ancestry of “quinquennalia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquinquennalianominative neuter plural of quīnquennālis;...
2Latinquīnquennium—
3Latinquinquennisfive-year-old; quinquennial
4Latinannusyear; time; season
5Proto-Italicatnosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
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