Where does “quinquennat” come from?
quinquennat (French) comes from French quinquennal, 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.
quinquennat (French): a five-year term in government
Definitions
- a five-year term in government
Ancestry of “quinquennat”, step by step
quinquennat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French quinquennal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | quinquennal | quinquennial, five-year |
| 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 |
via Latin quinquennatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quinquennatus | — |