Annal
/ˈæn.əl/noun
A record of events arranged year by year.
Did you know?It comes from the Latin *annales*, records of yearly events, ultimately from *annus* meaning “year” — the same root behind *annual*, *anniversary*, and *perennial*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂et-no-
“year, cycle of time”
Latin
Latin
annus
“year”
Latin
Latin
annālis
“pertaining to a year”
Late Latin
Latin
annālēs
“yearly records or chronicles”
Middle English
English
annal
“a record of events by year”
Modern English
English
annal
“a historical record arranged chronologically by years”
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