Etymology

eternity

etern·i·ty
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Today it means: Existence without end, infinite time. Full definition →

Middle English eternyte ← Old French eternité ← Latin aeternitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromaeternitās
  2. Old French · derived frometernité
  3. Middle English · inherited frometernyte
  4. English todayeternity

From Middle English eternyte, from Old French eternité, from Latin aeternitās. Displaced native Old English ēcnes.

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