Perenniality
/ˌpɛr.əˌniˈæl.ə.ti/noun
The state or quality of lasting for a very long time, or recurring year after year.
Did you know?Perenniality descends from Latin *per annos* (“through the years”), and its root *annus* also lives on in words like *annual* and *anniversary*—time itself stamped into language.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
per annos
“through the years”
Latin
Latin
perennis
“lasting all year, everlasting”
Late Latin
Latin
perennitas
“permanence, lasting quality”
Middle French
French
perennité
“permanence, duration”
17th Century
English
perenniality
“the quality of being perennial or long-lasting”