Where does “sessennio” come from?

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

sessennio (Italian): a period of six years

Definitions

  1. a period of six years

Ancestry of “sessennio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsexenniumA period or span of six years
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 →