Where does “años” come from?

años (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish anno, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

años (Spanish): plural of año; years

Definitions

  1. plural of año; years

Ancestry of “años”, step by step

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

Words derived from “años”

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