Where does “sopranno” come from?

sopranno (Italian) comes from Italian anno, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

sopranno (Italian): at least one-year-old of cattle

Definitions

  1. at least one-year-old of cattle

Ancestry of “sopranno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianannoyear; Misspelling of hanno
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →