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Where does “septuennis” come from?

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

septuennis (Latin): seven-year-old

Definitions

  1. seven-year-old

Ancestry of “septuennis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “septuennis”

  • septennial
  • septennium
  • septennially
  • septennium
  • septuennium
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