Etymology

puella aeterna

Today it means: A female puer aeternus. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Latin puella
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompuella
  2. English todaypuella aeterna

From Latin puella aeterna (“eternal girl”), female form of puer aeternus (“eternal boy”) (in Ovid, Metamorphoses), after use in German by CG Jung.

Words from the same roots

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puellapuella publicapuelline

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. A female puer aeternus.

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