Etymology

agelong

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Today it means: Lasting throughout all time; eternal. Full definition →

English age ← Middle English age ← Old French eage
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The story

  1. Vulgar Latin*aetāticum
  2. Old Frencheage
  3. Middle Englishage
  4. Englishage
  5. English todayagelong

From age + -long.

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