Where does “an” come from?

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

an (Haitian Creole): the; year

Definitions

  1. the; year

Ancestry of “an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanyear
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →