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aetonormativity
Aetonormativity comes from Latin aetas ‘age’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu ‘long time, lifetime’, and ultimately from *h₂ey- ‘vital energy, life’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ey-‘vital energy, life’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂óyu‘long time, lifetime’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂oywomreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aiwom‘age’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*aiwotāts‘age’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaetas‘age’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009aetonormativity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ey-‘vital energy, life’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂óyu‘long time, lifetime’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂oywomreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aiwom‘age’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*aiwotāts‘age’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaetas‘age’
- Englishearliest quotation 2009aetonormativity
Earliest quotation: 2009, Maria Nikolajeva, Power: “On analogy with the central concept of queer theory,…”
The story
Coined in 2009 by Maria Nikolajeva, from Latin aetas (‘age’) + normativity.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- ‘vital energy, life’
early, young, era, diet, ere, enigma, 23 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu ‘long time, lifetime’
yet, junior, juvenile, juvenal, 6 more
through Proto-Italic *aiwom ‘age’
eternal, eternity, longevity, eval, 9 more
through Proto-Italic *aiwotāts ‘age’
Today it means
noun Any assumption of an age-based norm and particularly the assumption that adults and adult experiences are normative while children and childish experiences are consequently deviant or other.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- / aetonormativity