eve

eve · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
4. Proto-Germanic*ēbanþs
5. Proto-West Germanic*ābanþ
6. Old Englishǣfen
7. Middle Englisheven
8. Middle Englisheve
9. English todayeve

Inherited from Middle English eve, variant of even (itself from Old English ǣfen), with a pre-1200 loss of the terminal '-n'. See also the now archaic or poetic even (“evening”), from the same source. In medieval Europe, days were considered to extend from sunset to sunset rather than midnight to midnight, so the night before a holiday was considered part of it, hence its "eve".

Eve · proper noun²

1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromחַוָּה
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΕὔα
3. Latin · derived fromEva
4. Old English · inherited fromĒua
5. Middle English · inherited fromEve
6. English todayEve

From Middle English Eve, Eue, from Old English Ēua, Ēfe, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).

Eve · proper noun³

A pun on eavesdropper.

Eve · proper noun⁴

Either a variant of Eaves or a matronymic from the given name.

Words from the same roots