late 14c., "smeared with oil," past-participle adjective from anoint (v.). Earlier was annoint (c. 1300), from Old French enoint, Latin inunctum. Noun meaning "a consecrated one" (as in Lord's Anointed) is recorded from 1520s.
annus mirabilis
anode
anodize
anodyne
anoint
anointed
anole
anomalo-
anomalous
anomaly
anomic