Where does “quinquennially” come from?
quinquennially (English) comes from English quinquennial, 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.
quinquennially (English): Every five years
Definitions
- Every five years
Ancestry of “quinquennially”, step by step
quinquennially traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quinquennial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quinquennial | That happens every five years; That lasts for... |
| 2 | Latin | quinquennalis | quinquennial |
| 3 | Latin | quinquennis | five-year-old; quinquennial |
| 4 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |