Where does “sempiternus” come from?
sempiternus (Latin) comes from Latin semper, from Latin -per, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
sempiternus (Latin): everlasting, perpetual, eternal
Definitions
- everlasting, perpetual, eternal
Ancestry of “sempiternus”, step by step
sempiternus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin semper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | semper | always, ever |
| 2 | Latin | -per | Suffix used in the formation of adverbs from... |
| 3 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Latin aeternus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aeternus | abiding, lasting, permanent, perpetual; eternal,... |
| 2 | Latin | aevum | time as a single, unified, continuous and... |
| 3 | Latin | aevom | Archaic form of aevum |
| 4 | Old Latin | aivom | time, lifetime; age |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aiwom | age |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |