Where does “aevum” come from?

aevum (Latin) comes 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.

aevum (Latin): time as a single, unified, continuous and...

Definitions

  1. time as a single, unified, continuous and...

Ancestry of “aevum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaevomArchaic form of aevum
2Old Latinaivomtime, lifetime; age
3Proto-Italicaiwomage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “aevum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-