Etymology of the English word coeval
the English word
coevalderived from the Late Latin word
coaevus (of same age, coeval, of equal antiquity)
derived from the Late Latin word
aevum (time, time of life, age)
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-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)
Date
The earliest known usage of coeval in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
