Etymology

perpetual

per·pet·u·al
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Today it means: Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time. Full definition →

Middle English perpetuel ← Old French perpetuel ← Latin perpetuālis
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  1. Latin · derived fromperpetuālis“universal”
  2. Old French · derived fromperpetuel
  3. Middle English · inherited fromperpetuel
  4. English todayperpetual

From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.

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