Annual
/ˈæn.ju.əl/noun
Occurring once every year or lasting for a year.
Did you know?Its root comes from Latin *annus* (“year”), and that same ancient time-root also fed words for yearly rites, calendars, and the idea of returning cycles in Roman life.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*at-
“year, season”
Latin
Latin
annus
“year”
Late Latin
Latin
annualis
“of a year, yearly”
Middle English
English
annual
“lasting a year; happening every year”
Modern English
English
annual
“occurring once each year”
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