Etymograph

English

perennate

Perennate comes from Latin perennō ‘to keep or preserve long’, from perennis ‘perennial’, and ultimately from annus ‘year’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEannus1‘year’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperennis1‘perennial’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperennō2‘to keep or preserve long’
  4. Englishtodayperennate2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin perenno
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English perennate

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEannusWiktionary, Latin perenno‘year’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperennisWiktionary, Latin perenno‘perennial’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperennōWiktionary, English perennate‘to keep or preserve long’
  4. EnglishtodayperennateWiktionary, English perennate

Linked words

through Latin annus ‘year’

annual, ann, millennium, annuity, millennial, annum, biennial, biennale, 11 more

Today it means

verb To survive from one growing season to the next

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “perennate”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin perenno. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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