Where does “ano” come from?

ano (Macanese) comes from Portuguese ano, from Old Portuguese ano, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

ano (Macanese): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “ano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseanoyear
2Old Portugueseanoyear
3Latinannusyear; time; season
4Proto-Italicatnosyear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-Every word from Proto-Italic atnos
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