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evo m. (Noun) "eternity" 18th cent. term used in poetry and theological works. From Latin aevum "time," "eternity." Old Latin aivom. From Proto-Italic *aiwo- 'id.' From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ei̯-u̯o- "time," from *h₂ei̯-éu̯- "lifetime." From the root *h₂ei̯- "to force;" always used in some sense in the matter of law, duty, and life. Indo-European Romance Portuguese evo, Italian evo, Romanian ev Italic Oscan aítateís "of the age," Paelignian aetatu "age" Germanic Gothic aiws "eternity," Old High German ēwa 'id.,' Old Saxon ēwa 'id.' Albanian Albanian as "not" Hellenic Ancient Greek αἰϝεί (aiweí) "forever" Armenian Armenian oč' "not" Indo-Iranian Sanskrit ā́yu "life," Old Avestan yauuaē-jī- "living eternally" Corominas, J. & J. Pascual. Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e híspanico. 6 vols. Madrid: Gredos. 1991-1997. de Vaan, M. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and Other Italic Languages. BRILL. 2014. Real Academia Española. Diccionario de la lengua española. Online. 23rd ed. Madrid: Espasa Calpa. 2014. http://www.rae.es/. Sihler, A. New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Oxford University Press. 2008.