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Where does “quinquennial” come from?

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

quinquennial (English): That happens every five years; That lasts for...

Definitions

  1. That happens every five years; That lasts for...

Ancestry of “quinquennial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquinquennalisquinquennial
2Latinquinquennisfive-year-old; quinquennial
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “quinquennial”

  • quinquennially
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