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sempiternal

The origin and history of sempiternal.

Etymology

Came into English from Old French sempiternel, which developed from Medieval Latin sempiternālis, in turn from Latin sempiternus, itself a contraction of semperæternus, formed from semper (“always”) and æternus (“eternal”).

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