English → Latin
“perennial” in Latin
perennisperennial; continual, everlasting, perpetualannuusannual, yearly; lasting a yearperennōto keep or preserve long; to last for many years, to last, continue, endure; to last for a year
The English word perennial itself goes back to Latin annus, through perennis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
perennial
Lasting a year, perennis; annuus.
Lasting many years (botany), perennis. To be a perennial, perennare (e.g., quo melius ficus perennet, Col., 12, 5, 2; but this is only of keeping a long time; still perennis, perennare must be retained as technical terms).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for perennial?
- The usual Latin words for “perennial” are perennis, annuus, perennō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.