Annular
/ˈæn.jə.lər/noun
Having the shape of or resembling a ring.
Did you know?Latin annulus meant “ring” and was a diminutive of anus, whose older sense was also “ring” before developing its anatomical meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁ano-
“A proposed ancient root associated with a ring or curved form; the deeper reconstruction is uncertain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
anus
“A ring; later also the anatomical opening, through a metaphor of circular shape.”
Classical Latin
Latin
annulus
“A ring or little ring, formed as a diminutive of anus.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
annularis
“Ring-shaped or pertaining to a ring.”
17th Century
English
annular
“Having the form of a ring; adopted from Latin annularis.”