Etymology of the English word coetaneous
the English word
coetaneousderived from the Latin word
coaetaneus (one of same age, contemporary)
using the Latin prefix
co-derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Classical Latin word
aetas (lifetime, age, generation)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aiw-Date
The earliest known usage of coetaneous in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
