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Where does “eterna” come from?

eterna (Italian) comes from Italian eterno, from Latin aeternus, 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.

eterna (Italian): feminine singular of eterno; third-person...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of eterno; third-person...

Ancestry of “eterna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeternoeternal, everlasting; eternity; first-person...
2Latinaeternusabiding, lasting, permanent, perpetual; eternal,...
3Latinaevumtime as a single, unified, continuous and...
4LatinaevomArchaic form of aevum
5Old Latinaivomtime, lifetime; age
6Proto-Italicaiwomage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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