eone

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin aeōnem (“age, eternity”), from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn), from earlier αἰϝών (aiwṓn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oy-u-Hō, derived from *h₂óyu (“long time; lifetime”), derived from the root *h₂ey- (“vital force, life, age, eternity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: e‧ó‧ne

Noun

eone m (plural eoni)

1. (historical, Ancient Greece) time

   Synonym: tempo

2. (Gnosticism) aeon (spirit being emanating from the Godhead)
3. (New Testament eschatology, rare) worldly or secular life

   Synonym: secolo

4. (geology) eon (time period)

Further reading

• eone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Eneo, eneo