Where does “sexennial” come from?

sexennial (English) comes from Latin sexennialis, from Latin sexennium, from Latin sexennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

sexennial (English): Pertaining to a period of six years; taking place...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a period of six years; taking place...

Ancestry of “sexennial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexennialis—
2LatinsexenniumA period or span of six years
3Latinsexennissix years old; of six years, lasting six years
4Latinannusyear; time; season
5Proto-Italicatnosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “sexennial”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →
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