Where does “decenal” come from?
decenal (Romanian) comes from English decennal, from Latin decennālis, from Latin decennium, from Latin decennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
decenal (Romanian): ten-year
Definitions
- ten-year
Ancestry of “decenal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decennal | Alternative form of decennial |
| 2 | Latin | decennālis | decennal, of or related to a 10-year period |
| 3 | Latin | decennium | decennium; decade |
| 4 | Latin | decennis | decennial, of ten years |
| 5 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |