Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Solar eclipse" in English language version.
There are three main types of solar eclipses: Total solar eclipse, Partial solar eclipse, Annular solar eclipse
Annular means of, relating to or forming a ring [...] it has its roots in the Latin word for ring, 'anulus'. [...] Annual, on the other hand, means occurring every year or once a year. The word also has a Latin ancestor: 'annus', which means year.