Etymology

aevum

ae·vum
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Today it means: The temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging). Full definition →

Latin aevum
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The story

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromaevum“temporal mode of existence between time and eternity”
  2. English todayaevum

Learned borrowing from Latin aevum (“temporal mode of existence between time and eternity”). Doublet of aeviternity and aye.

Words from the same roots

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