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Where does “-enne” come from?

-enne (Italian) comes from Latin -ennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

-enne (Italian): -year-old; Also forms similar terms related to...

Definitions

  1. -year-old; Also forms similar terms related to...

Ancestry of “-enne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ennis—
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “-enne”

  • settantacinquenne
  • trentunenne
  • ultraquattordicenne
  • minorenne
  • quarantatreenne
  • sessantaquattrenne
  • ottantenne
  • trentaduenne
  • ottenne
  • cinquantacinquenne
  • ultracinquantacinquenne
  • settantaseienne
  • minorennità
  • trentaquattrenne
  • cinquantenne
  • dodicenne
  • ventunenne
  • ventiduenne
  • settantaduenne
  • trentasettenne
  • ultrasettantenne
  • diciassettenne
  • cinquantaduenne
  • diciannovenne
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