Where does “annuus” come from?

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

annuus (Latin): annual, yearly; lasting a year

Definitions

  1. annual, yearly; lasting a year

Ancestry of “annuus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “annuus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →