Where does “quotannis” come from?

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

quotannis (Latin): yearly, annually

Definitions

  1. yearly, annually

Ancestry of “quotannis”, step by step

quotannis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin annus

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

via Latin quot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquothow many; as many
2Proto-Italic*kʷot—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →