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Where does the word "annual" come from? It comes from Latin annualis, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
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Where does the word "annual" come from? It comes from Latin annualis, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
Annual’s story begins in Latin: annualis meant “yearly.” Yearly, from annus (year). It reached English by 1300s as annual. Settled as the English word for something occurring once a year. Today, annual means occurring once every year.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient annualis "yearly", yearly, from annus (year).
- Stage 2 · English · 1300s annual "occurring once every year", settled as the English word for something occurring once a year.