Where does “grandevity” come from?
grandevity (English) comes from Latin grandaevitas, from Latin aevus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
grandevity (English): Great age; long life
Ancestry of “grandevity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | grandaevitas | — |
| 2 | Latin | aevus | age, eternity, time |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |