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Where does “anno” come from?

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

anno (Latin): Alternative form of adnō; I pass or live through...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of adnō; I pass or live through...

Ancestry of “anno”, step by step

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

Words derived from “anno”

  • anno mundi
  • Anno Hegirae
  • anno Domini
  • annans
  • annaturus
  • anno Hegirae
  • annate
  • anno Domini
  • anno
  • anno Domini
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