Where does “quinquennio” come from?
quinquennio (Italian) comes from Latin quīnquennium, from Latin quinquennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
quinquennio (Italian): five years, quinquennium
Definitions
- five years, quinquennium
Ancestry of “quinquennio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quīnquennium | a period of five years, quinquennium |
| 2 | Latin | quinquennis | five-year-old; quinquennial |
| 3 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |