Annulate
/ˈæn.jə.leɪt/noun
Having or forming rings, bands, or ringlike markings.
Did you know?Annulate comes from Latin annulus, “a little ring,” the same root behind the anatomical word anus, originally meaning “ring” or “circular opening.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂en-
“A proposed root associated with bending or circular forms; the deeper origin is uncertain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
ānulus
“A ring or little ring; a diminutive of ānus, “ring.””
Late Latin
Latin
annulātus
“Furnished with rings or marked with ring-shaped bands.”
17th Century
English
annulate
“Ringed or marked with rings, especially in zoological and botanical description.”
Modern English
English
annulate
“Having ringlike bands, segments, or markings.”