English

eval

Eval comes from Latin aevum ‘lifetime, age, eternity’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu-.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eyu-‘long time, lifetime’reconstructed
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aiwom‘period, age’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaevum‘lifetime, age, eternity’
Englishtodayeval

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eyu-‘long time, lifetime’reconstructed
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aiwom‘period, age’reconstructed
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaevum‘lifetime, age, eternity’
Englishtodayeval

Formed from -al

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- ‘long time, lifetime’

aye, ay, eon, aeon, 8 more

through Proto-Italic *aiwom ‘period, age’

age, eternally, 9 more

through Latin aevum ‘lifetime, age, eternity’

eternal, eternity, longevity, 7 more

Today it means

adj Relating to time or duration.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- / eval

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