Etymology of the English word eternal
the English word
eternalderived from the Old French word
eternalderived from the Latin word
aeternalis (eternal, everlasting)
derived from the Classical Latin word
aeternus (eternal, everlasting, imperishable)
derived from the Latin word
aeviternus (eternal, everlasting, imperishable)
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-derived from the Late Latin word
aeternalusderived from the Classical Latin word
aeternus (eternal, everlasting, imperishable)
derived from the Latin word
aeviternus (eternal, everlasting, imperishable)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of eternal in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
eternalize,
coeternalCognates
French
éternel, Italian
eternale, Italian
eterno, Latin
aeternus, Spanish
eternalUsage
Word found in Modern English
