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Where does “decenni” come from?

decenni (Italian) comes from Italian decennio, 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.

decenni (Italian): plural of decennio

Definitions

  1. plural of decennio

Ancestry of “decenni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandecenniodecade
2Latindecenniumdecennium; decade
3Latindecennisdecennial, of ten years
4Latinannusyear; time; season
5Proto-Italicatnosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →