Where does “novantenne” come from?

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

novantenne (Italian): nonagenarian; ninety-year-old

Definitions

  1. nonagenarian; ninety-year-old

Ancestry of “novantenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-enne-year-old; Also forms similar terms related to...
2Latin-ennis—
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “novantenne”

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