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Where does “h₂et-nos-” come from?

h₂et-nos- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

Ancestry of “h₂et-nos-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass

Words derived from “h₂et-nos-”

  • annual
  • Ann
  • Anne
  • Nancy
  • annually
  • millennium
  • annuity
  • perennial
  • annals
  • millennia
  • nan
  • millennial
  • biennial
  • superannuated
  • perennially
  • ann
  • semiannual
  • triennial
  • semiannually
  • nance
  • biannual
  • Maryann
  • interannual
  • annalist
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