Where does “annal” come from?

annal (French) comes from Latin annalis, from Latin annus, from Proto-Italic atnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- — grass.

annal (French): usable or available only for one year

Definitions

  1. usable or available only for one year

Ancestry of “annal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinannalisannual, continuing a year; year, age; chronicle,...
2Latinannusyear; time; season
3Proto-Italicatnosyear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂et-grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂et-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic atnos →