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Where does “triennium” come from?

triennium (English) comes 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.

triennium (English): A period of three years

Definitions

  1. A period of three years

Ancestry of “triennium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrienniumtriennium
2Latintriennisthree-year-old
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →