Where does “vīcennis” come from?

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

vīcennis (Latin): celebrated or occuring every twenty years, vicennial

Definitions

  1. celebrated or occuring every twenty years, vicennial

Ancestry of “vīcennis”, step by step

vīcennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vīciēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīciēstwenty times
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

via Latin vīgintī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīgintītwenty
2Latinquīnquefive; 5
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “vīcennis”

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