Where does “desennium” come from?

desennium (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin decennium, from Latin decennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

desennium (Norwegian Nynorsk): a decade, decennium

Definitions

a decade, decennium

Ancestry of “desennium”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	decennium	decennium; decade
2	Latin	decennis	decennial, of ten years
3	Latin	annus	year; time; season
4	Proto-Italic	atnos	year
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂et-no-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂et-	grass

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