Etymograph

English

annosity

Annosity comes from Latin annōsitās ‘fullness of years’, from annus ‘year’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- ‘grass’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂et-1‘grass’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂etnós1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*atnos1‘year’uncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEannus1‘year’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEannōsus1‘full of years’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEannōsitās2‘fullness of years’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1654annosity2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin annositas
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English annosity
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1654, Hamon L’Estrange, The Reign of King Charles: “Robert Parr…the wonder of our times for annosity and…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂et-Wiktionary, Latin annositas‘grass’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂etnósWiktionary, Latin annositasreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*atnosWiktionary, Latin annositas‘year’uncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEannusWiktionary, Latin annositas‘year’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEannōsusWiktionary, Latin annositas‘full of years’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEannōsitāsWiktionary, English annosity‘fullness of years’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1654annosityWiktionary, English annosity. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1654, Hamon L’Estrange, The Reign of King Charles: “Robert Parr…the wonder of our times for annosity and…”

Linked words

through Latin annus ‘year’

annual, ann, millennium, perennial, millennial, biennial, annum, biennale, annuity, 10 more

Today it means

noun Fullness of years; great length of life; agedness; lengthiness of life span.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “annosity”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin annositas. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- / annosity

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