Where does “cuadrienio” come from?
cuadrienio (Spanish) comes from Latin quadriennium, from Latin quadriennis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
cuadrienio (Spanish): quadrennium, four-year period
Definitions
- quadrennium, four-year period
Ancestry of “cuadrienio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quadriennium | period of four years |
| 2 | Latin | quadriennis | four-year-old |
| 3 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |