coetaneous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkoʊɪˈteɪniəs/ UK /ˌkəʊɪˈteɪniəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
of the same age or duration; contemporary

The two manuscripts proved coetaneous, written within the same decade.

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Synonyms

1 adj · of the same age or... contemporary coeval contemporaneous concurrent simultaneous synchronous

Word family

Related forms coeval eternal

Etymology

From Late Latin coaetāneus 'of the same age', from co- 'together' + aetās 'age', from aevum 'age, lifetime'.

coaetāneus Latin aetās Latin aevum Latin

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# coetaneous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌkoʊɪˈteɪniəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkəʊɪˈteɪniəs/

## Meanings
1. of the same age or duration; contemporary

## Examples
- The two manuscripts proved coetaneous, written within the same decade.

## Synonyms
- contemporary
- coeval
- contemporaneous
- concurrent
- simultaneous
- synchronous

## Related Forms
- coeval
- eternal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: coaetāneus
- Root: aetās
- Root: aevum

## Etymology
From Late Latin coaetāneus 'of the same age', from co- 'together' + aetās 'age', from aevum 'age, lifetime'.

## AI Etymology
Coetaneous comes from Late Latin coaetāneus 'of the same age', from co- 'together' + aetās 'age', from aevum 'age, lifetime'. The historical trail runs through coaetāneus in Latin, aetās in Latin, and aevum in Latin. Morphologically, coetaneous is transparent: it draws on Late Latin coaetāneus 'of the same age', from co- 'together' + aetās 'age', from aevum 'age, lifetime'. Used as an adjective, coetaneous now means "of the same age or duration; contemporary", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as coeval and eternal. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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