Where does “septennium” come from?
septennium (Latin) comes from Latin septuennium, from Latin septuennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
septennium (Latin): Alternative spelling of septuennium; a period of...
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- Alternative spelling of septuennium; a period of...
Ancestry of “septennium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | septuennium | septennium, †septenniad |
| 2 | Latin | septuennis | seven-year-old |
| 3 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |