English
tetraeteris
Tetraeteris comes from Ancient Greek τετραετηρίς, from ἔτος ‘year’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wétos‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔτοςétos‘year’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτετραετηρίςtetraetērís
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEtetraeteris
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wétos‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔτοςétos‘year’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτετραετηρίςtetraetērís
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEtetraeteris
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‘year’
through Proto-Indo-European *wétos ‘year’
veteran, veterinary, veterinarian, bacha, inveterate, 8 more
Today it means
noun Synonym of quadrennium: A four-year period, particularly (historical) those used in ancient Egyptian and Greek astronomical calculations.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wet- / tetraeteris