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aeonology
Aeonology comes from Ancient Greek αἰωνιολογία ‘the study of aeons’, from αἰώνιος ‘eternal, everlasting, endless’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eyu-‘vital force, life, long life, eternity’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἰών‘age, eon’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἰώνιοςaiṓnios‘eternal, everlasting, endless’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἰωνιολογίαaiōniología‘the study of aeons’
- Englishtodayaeonology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eyu-‘vital force, life, long life, eternity’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἰών‘age, eon’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἰώνιοςaiṓnios‘eternal, everlasting, endless’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἰωνιολογίαaiōniología‘the study of aeons’
- Englishtodayaeonology
Equivalent to aeon + -logy
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- ‘vital force, life, long life, eternity’
Ancient Greek αἰών ‘age, era’
Latin aeon ‘one of the Gnostic Aeons’
English aeon
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- ‘vital force, life, long life, eternity’
eternal, aye, eternity, ay, eval, 9 more
through Ancient Greek αἰών ‘age, eon’
Today it means
noun The Gnostic study of aeons.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- / aeonology