Where does “annual” come from?
Annual comes from Latin annualis, formed from Latin -alis combined with Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- meaning "year."
annual (English): Happening once every year; Of, for, or relating...
Definitions
- Happening once every year; Of, for, or relating...
Ancestry of “annual”, step by step
annual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin annuālem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | annuālem | — |
via Spanish Annual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Annual | — |