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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: aev "age." from Latin aetaticum, aetatem, aetas, aevum, aeon

 

【aev】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "aetaticum," "aetatem," "aetas," "aevum," and "aeon.".
It carries the basic meaning of "."



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "aev"]

age ****[278] Your age is the number of years that you have lived.
aged **[3966] You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
eternal **[3985] Something that is eternal lasts for ever.
eternity ☆[4875] Eternity is time without an end or a state of existence outside time, especially the state which some people believe they will pass into after they have died.
longevity ☆[5990]
medieval **[3574] Something that is medieval relates to or was made in the period of European history between the end of the Roman Empire in 476 AD and about 1500 AD.
teenage ***[2456] Teenage children are aged between thirteen and nineteen years old.
teenager ****[1325] someone who is between 13 and 19 years old



[WORD ROOT]root aev
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] aev, eva, age, etern, aeon, eta
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) aetaticum, aetatem, aetas, aevum, aeon
[MEANING]root age

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Latin】 aetaticum [extended form of aetatem]
  • 【Latin】 aetatem [nominative aetas] period of life, age, lifetime, years
  • 【Latin】 aetas [from aevum, nominative of aetatem] period of life, age, lifetime, years
  • 【Latin】 aevum lifetime, eternity, age, era
  • 【Latin】 aeon age, vital force; a period of existence, a lifetime, a generation; a long space of time


Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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age ★★★★[278] noun from age 〈 aev
【DEFINITION】 Your age is the number of years that you have lived.
【pl.】 ages
【ROOTs】 age(aev); age
【Etymology】 《Latin aevumlifetime, eternity, age, era
【First Known Meaning】 long but indefinite period in human history

aged ★★[3966] adjective from age 〈 aev
【DEFINITION】 You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
【COMPOSITION】 age + ed
【ROOTs】 age(aev); age d(ed); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin aevumlifetime, eternity, age, era
【DERIVATIVEs】 agedly, agedness, aged



eternal ★★[3985] adjective from eternal 〈 aev
【DEFINITION】 Something that is eternal lasts for ever.
【SYNONYM】 constant
【ROOTs】 etern(aev); age al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin aevumlifetime, eternity, age, era
【First Known Meaning】 eternal
【DERIVATIVEs】 eternality, eternally, eternalness, eternity, eternize, eternal

eternity ☆[4875] noun from eternal 〈 aev
【DEFINITION】 Eternity is time without an end or a state of existence outside time, especially the state which some people believe they will pass into after they have died.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 etern(aev); age ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin aevumlifetime, eternity, age, era
【First Known Meaning】 quality of being eternal
【DERIVATIVEs】 eternality, eternally, eternalness, eternity, eternize, eternal

longevity ☆[5990] noun from longevity 〈 long-
【DEFINITION】
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 long(long-); long ev(aev); age ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin longuslong
【DERIVATIVEs】 longevous, longevity

medieval ★★[3574] adjective from mediaeval 〈 aev
【DEFINITION】 Something that is medieval relates to or was made in the period of European history between the end of the Roman Empire in 476 AD and about 1500 AD.
【SYNONYM】 mediaeval
【ROOTs】 medi; middle ev(aev); age al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin aevumlifetime, eternity, age, era
【First Known Meaning】 pertaining to or suggestive of the Middle Ages,
【DERIVATIVEs】 mediaevally, medievalize, medievally, mediaeval, medieval

teenage ★★★[2456] adjective from teen
【DEFINITION】 Teenage children are aged between thirteen and nineteen years old.
【COMPOSITION】 teen + age
【ROOTs】 teen; 10, ten age(aev); age
【Etymology】 《Old English -tene10years old
【First Known Meaning】 teen age, teen-age



teenager ★★★★[1325] noun from teen
【DEFINITION】 someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
【pl.】 teenagers
【SYNONYM】 teen
【COMPOSITION】 teenage + er
【ROOTs】 teen; 10, ten ag(aev); age er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English -tene10years old


Other words containing "aev"; agedly, agedness, ageing, ageism, eon, eternality, eternally, eternalness, eternize, longevous, medievalize, medievally, primaevally, primeval, primevally

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

aero
add-
advant, advan, abante

 

 

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