Where does “sessennale” come from?

sessennale (Italian) comes from Italian sessenne, from Latin sexennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

sessennale (Italian): six-years-old

Definitions

  1. six-years-old

Ancestry of “sessennale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansessennesix years old
2Latinsexennissix years old; of six years, lasting six years
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →