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Where does “annalistic” come from?

annalistic (English) comes from English annal, 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- — grass.

annalistic (English): Of or pertaining to annals

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to annals

Ancestry of “annalistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishannalThe record of a single event or item
2Englishannalsplural of annal; API pl; A relation of events in...
3Middle Frenchannales—
4Latinannales librichronicles
5Latinannalisannual, continuing a year; year, age; chronicle,...
6Latinannusyear; time; season
7Proto-Italicatnosyear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →