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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
1Latintrīcennis—
2Latintrīciēs—
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “tricennium”

  • tricennial
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →