Where does “trīcennis” come from?
trīcennis (Latin) comes from Latin trīciēs, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
trīcennis (Latin): celebrated or occuring every thirty years, tricennial
Definitions
- celebrated or occuring every thirty years, tricennial
Ancestry of “trīcennis”, step by step
trīcennis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin trīciēs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trīciēs | thirty times |
| 2 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |
via Latin trīgintā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trīgintā | thirty; 30 |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tridḱómt | thirty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tri- | three, threefold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |
via Latin trīcēnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trīcēnus | thirty each; thirty at a time |