Etymology of the English word eterne
the English word
eternederived from the Old French word
eternederived 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 eterne in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
