Where does “annal” come from?
annal (English) comes from English annals, from Middle French annales, from Latin annales libri, from Latin annalis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.
annal (English): The record of a single event or item
Definitions
- The record of a single event or item
Ancestry of “annal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | annals | plural of annal; API pl; A relation of events in... |
| 2 | Middle French | annales | — |
| 3 | Latin | annales libri | chronicles |
| 4 | Latin | annalis | annual, continuing a year; year, age; chronicle,... |
| 5 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |