Where does “aé” come from?

aé (Old French) comes from Latin aetātem, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

aé (Old French): age

Definitions

  1. age

Ancestry of “aé”, step by step

aé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin aetātem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaetātem—
2Latinaevitās—
3Proto-Italicaiwotātsage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Old Tupi a'e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupia'ehe, she, it
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*aʔe—

Words derived from “aé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- →Every word from Proto-Italic aiwotāts →