Where does “annually” come from?
Annually derives from English annual, from Latin annuālis, from the Latin suffix -ālis, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.
annually (English): Once every year without fail, yearly
Definitions
- Once every year without fail, yearly
Ancestry of “annually”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
Words derived from “annually”