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Where does “sempiternally” come from?

sempiternally (English) comes from English sempiternal, from Old French sempiternel, from Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus, from Latin semper, from Latin -per, from Latin per, from Latin Ad.

sempiternally (English): In a sempiternal manner; eternally; in an...

Definitions

  1. In a sempiternal manner; eternally; in an...

Ancestry of “sempiternally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsempiternalEverlasting, eternal; Everlasting, that is,...
2Old Frenchsempiternel—
3Latinsempiternālis—
4Latinsempiternuseverlasting, perpetual, eternal
5Latinsemperalways, ever
6Latin-perSuffix used in the formation of adverbs from...
7Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
8LatinAd—
9Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
10Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
11LatinolleArchaic form of ille
12Proto-Italic*olnos—
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