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”

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