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Where does “anno” come from?

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

anno (Italian): year; Misspelling of hanno

Definitions

  1. year; Misspelling of hanno

Ancestry of “anno”, step by step

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

Words derived from “anno”

  • annata
  • annataccia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →