Annals
/ˈæn.əlz/noun
A chronological record of events, usually arranged by year.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin annales, meaning “yearly,” ultimately from annus, “year,” so annals are literally history organized by the cycle of time itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂et-no-
“year”
Latin
LA
annus
“year”
Classical Latin
LA
annales
“yearly records or chronicles”
Middle English
EN
annals
“historical records arranged by years”
Modern English
EN
annals
“chronological records of events”
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