English
annule
Annule comes from Latin ānulus ‘a ring, especially a finger ring’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eh₂nos‘ring’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ānos‘ring’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEānus‘ring’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEānulusas annulus‘a ring, especially a finger ring’
- Englishtodayannule
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eh₂nos‘ring’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ānos‘ring’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEānus‘ring’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEānulusas annulus‘a ring, especially a finger ring’
- Englishtodayannule
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos ‘ring’
through Latin ānus ‘ring’
Today it means
noun A circular band formed by two transverse grooves in the cuticle of some nematodes with consequent apparent segmentation; annulus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos / annule