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Where does “aeviternity” come from?

aeviternity (English) comes from Latin aeviternus, from Latin aevum, from Latin aevom, from Old Latin aivom, from Proto-Italic aiwom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

aeviternity (English): The midpoint between time and eternity; the mode...

Definitions

  1. The midpoint between time and eternity; the mode...

Ancestry of “aeviternity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaeviternusArchaic form of aeternus
2Latinaevumtime as a single, unified, continuous and...
3LatinaevomArchaic form of aevum
4Old Latinaivomtime, lifetime; age
5Proto-Italicaiwomage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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