Covering the period of a year; occurring or happening every year or
once a year.
Etymology (EN):Annual, from M.Fr. annuel, from L.L. annualis, blend of L. annuus “yearly,” from annus “year” and
L. annalis “yearly,” from annus “year,” from PIE
*atnos, from *at- “to go” (Skt. a’tati “he goes,
wanders”).