Perennial
/pəˈrɛniəl/noun
Lasting or recurring throughout the year, or living for several years.
Did you know?Perennial comes from Latin perennis, which was formed from per- (“through”) + annus (“year”), so its hidden power is endurance: something that keeps returning like a ritual cycle.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂et-
“year, season”
Latin
Latin
annus
“year”
Latin
Latin
perennis
“lasting for years, enduring through the year”
Late Latin
Latin
perennialis
“perennial, everlasting”
Middle English
English
perennial
“lasting for many years; recurring year after year”
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