Etymology

eterne

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Today it means: Eternal. Full definition →

First used 14th–19th c.Middle English eterne ← Old French eterne ← Latin aeternus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromaeternus
  2. Old French · derived frometerne
  3. Middle English · inherited frometerne
  4. English todayeterne

From Middle English eterne, from Old French eterne, from Latin aeternus.

Words from the same roots

Latinaeternus all →

eternal

First known use, by meaning

  • 14th–19th c. Eternal.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.