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Where does “anais” come from?

anais (Portuguese) comes from Latin annāles, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

anais (Portuguese): plural of anal

Definitions

  1. plural of anal

Ancestry of “anais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinannāles—
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →