Where does “cincinal” come from?

cincinal (Romanian) comes from French quinquennal, from Latin quinquennalis, from Latin quinquennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

cincinal (Romanian): quinquennial

Definitions

  1. quinquennial

Ancestry of “cincinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchquinquennalquinquennial, five-year
2Latinquinquennalisquinquennial
3Latinquinquennisfive-year-old; quinquennial
4Latinannusyear; time; season
5Proto-Italicatnosyear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →