Where does “-ennis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ennis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinannusyear; time; season
2Proto-Italicatnosyear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “-ennis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-
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