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Etymology of the Latin word aeon

the Latin word aeon (age; eternity; the Thirty Aeons)
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 aeon, French éon

Usage

Word found in Late Latin, Church Latin



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