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Etymology of the English word eternity

the English word eternity

derived from the Old French word eternite

derived from the Latin word aeternitas (eternity, infinite time; immortality)

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 French word eternity

derived from the Latin word aeternitas (eternity, infinite time; immortality)

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-

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Etymology of the English word eternity

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