Where does “grandaevitas” come from?

grandaevitas (Latin) comes from Latin aevus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

Ancestry of “grandaevitas”, step by step

grandaevitas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin aevus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaevusage, eternity, time
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Latin grandis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
2Proto-Italic*grandis

Words derived from “grandaevitas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-Every word from Latin aevus