Where does “sexennium” come from?

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

sexennium (Latin): A period or span of six years

Definitions

  1. A period or span of six years

Ancestry of “sexennium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexennissix years old; of six years, lasting six years
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “sexennium”

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