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Where does “bolivian” come from?

bolivian (Romanian) comes from Romanian an, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

bolivian (Romanian): Bolivian

Definitions

  1. Bolivian

Ancestry of “bolivian”, step by step

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