aev
Latinage, era, lifetime
About This Root
From Latin aevum (age, lifetime, era). Produces words spanning vast time — medieval (middle age), eternal (lasting beyond any age), longevity (long life), and coeval (of the same age). The root often hides inside larger words, making it less recognizable than its influence warrants.
Associated Words · 6
age
To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until...
medieval
Relating to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned or primitive
eternal
Lasting or existing forever; without end
longevity
Long life or duration of existence
coeval
Of the same age or era; a contemporary person or thing
aged
Old or elderly; having a specified age; old people collectively