Where does “maġġorenni” come from?

maġġorenni (Maltese) comes from Italian maggiorenne, from Italian -enne, from Latin -ennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

maġġorenni (Maltese): of age

Definitions

  1. of age

Ancestry of “maġġorenni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaggiorenneof age; adult; major
2Italian-enne-year-old; Also forms similar terms related to...
3Latin-ennis—
4Latinannusyear; time; season
5Proto-Italicatnosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →