English
transannular
From trans- + annular.
A compound of trans- + annular
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through, overcome’
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Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns ‘across, beyond’
Proto-Italic *trāns-
English trans-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos ‘ring’
Proto-Italic *ānos ‘ring’
Latin ānus ‘ring’
Latin ānulus ‘ring’
Latin ānulāris ‘ring-shaped’
English annular
Today it means
adj Across a ring, or between different parts of a ring.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “transannular”. 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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