Monday, 11 January 2016

etymology - Derivation of "anus" from "annulus"?

I have always thought the word annulus to be exceptionally awkward. I'd like to know the relation between annulus and anus.



Geometrically, an annulus is a disk with a hole in it. The anal muscle ("sphincter") has an annular shape.



I'm wondering how we got from annulus to anus.

No comments:

Post a Comment