Etymology of the English word aeon
the English word
aeonderived from the Latin word
aeon (age; eternity; the Thirty Aeons)
derived from the Greek word
aion, αἰών (properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aiw-Date
The earliest known usage of aeon in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
eonUsage
Word found in Modern English
