Where does “triennially” come from?
triennially (English) comes from English triennial, from Latin triennium, from Latin triennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
triennially (English): Occurring at intervals three years apart
Definitions
- Occurring at intervals three years apart
Ancestry of “triennially”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | triennial | Happening every three years; Lasting for three... |
| 2 | Latin | triennium | triennium |
| 3 | Latin | triennis | three-year-old |
| 4 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |