Where does “eternal” come from?
eternal (Cornish) comes from Middle English eternal, from Old French eternal, from Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus, from Latin aevum, from Latin aevom, from Old Latin aivom, from Proto-Italic aiwom — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
eternal (Cornish): eternal
Definitions
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Ancestry of “eternal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | eternal | Eternal, permanent; having existed forever;... |
| 2 | Old French | eternal | — |
| 3 | Latin | aeternālis | eternal, everlasting, temporally infinite |
| 4 | Latin | aeternus | abiding, lasting, permanent, perpetual; eternal,... |
| 5 | Latin | aevum | time as a single, unified, continuous and... |
| 6 | Latin | aevom | Archaic form of aevum |
| 7 | Old Latin | aivom | time, lifetime; age |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aiwom | age |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |