Where does “ano” come from?

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

ano (Portuguese): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “ano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseanoyear
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “ano”

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