Where does “anno Domini” come from?

anno Domini (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin anno, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

anno Domini (Medieval Latin): in the year of the Lord

Definitions

  1. in the year of the Lord

Ancestry of “anno Domini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinannoAlternative form of adnō; I pass or live through...
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “anno Domini”

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