Etymology

annually

an·nu·al·ly
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Today it means: Once every year without fail, yearly. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English annual
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂et-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂etnós
  3. Proto-Italic*atnos?
  4. Latinannus
  5. Latinannuus
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Latinannuālis
  9. Anglo-Normananue
  10. Old Frenchanuel
  11. Middle Frenchannue
  12. Middle Englishannuel
  13. Englishannual
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todayannually

From annual + -ly.

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