Where does “ane” come from?

ane (Haitian Creole) comes from French année, 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.

ane (Haitian Creole): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “ane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchannéeyear period
2Old Frenchanee
3Old Frenchanyear
4Latinannusyear; time; season
5Proto-Italicatnosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-Every word from Proto-Italic atnos
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