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Where does “decennale” come from?

decennale (Italian) comes from Latin decennālis, from Latin decennium, from Latin decennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

decennale (Italian): ten-yearly, decennial; Tenth anniversary;...

Definitions

  1. ten-yearly, decennial; Tenth anniversary;...

Ancestry of “decennale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecennālis—
2Latindecenniumdecennium; decade
3Latindecennisdecennial, of ten years
4Latinannusyear; time; season
5Proto-Italicatnosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “decennale”

  • ultradecennale
  • duodecennale
  • pluridecennale
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