Where does “tricennium” come from?

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

tricennium (Latin): thirty years

Definitions

  1. thirty years

Ancestry of “tricennium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrīcenniscelebrated or occuring every thirty years, tricennial
2Latintrīciēsthirty times
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “tricennium”

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