myEtymology.com: French etymology of eternal

Etymology of the French word eternal

the Old French word eternal

derived 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 aeternalus

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-

Derivations in other languages

English eternal

Usage

Word found in Old French