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Where does “septuennium” come from?

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

septuennium (Latin): septennium, †septenniad

Definitions

  1. septennium, †septenniad

Ancestry of “septuennium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptuennisseven-year-old
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “septuennium”

  • septennial
  • septennium
  • septennially
  • septennium
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