Where does “sesquidecennale” come from?
sesquidecennale (Italian) comes from Italian decennale, 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.
sesquidecennale (Italian): sesquidecennial
Definitions
- sesquidecennial
Ancestry of “sesquidecennale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | decennale | ten-yearly, decennial; Tenth anniversary;... |
| 2 | Latin | decennālis | decennal, of or related to a 10-year period |
| 3 | Latin | decennium | decennium; decade |
| 4 | Latin | decennis | decennial, of ten years |
| 5 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |