Borrowed from Latin biennium, from bi- (from bis, from duis, from duo, from Proto-Indo-European *duwo, *dwóh₁) + annus (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et-no-, probably from *h₂et-) + -ium (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-yós ("suffix forming adjectives from nouns")).
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