Where does “biennium” come from?

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

biennium (Latin): biennium; genitive masculine plural of biennis;...

Definitions

  1. biennium; genitive masculine plural of biennis;...

Ancestry of “biennium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “biennium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →
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