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Where does “h₂ey-u-” come from?

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

h₂ey-u- (Proto-Indo-European): vital energy

Definitions

  1. vital energy

Ancestry of “h₂ey-u-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “h₂ey-u-”

  • age
  • eternal
  • medieval
  • eternity
  • aging
  • eternally
  • longevity
  • ageing
  • postage
  • underage
  • coeval
  • ageless
  • ager
  • ageism
  • medievalism
  • eval
  • overage
  • antiaging
  • medievalist
  • ageist
  • photoaging
  • eternality
  • coeternal
  • sempiternal
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