Where does “année” come from?

année (French) comes from Old French anee, from Old French an, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

année (French): year period

Definitions

  1. year period

Ancestry of “année”, step by step

année traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French anee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchanee—
2Old Frenchanyear
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

via Middle French Annee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchAnnee—
2LatinAnnaeusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by

Words derived from “année”

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