coeval C2+ Topic:Time US /koʊˈiːvəl/ UK /kəʊˈiːvəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having the same age or date of origin; contemporary These cave paintings are coeval with the earliest stone tools. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having the same age or date... contemporarycontemporaneouscoetaneousconcurrentsimultaneoussynchronous Word family Forms coevals Derived forms coevalitycoevally Related forms coetaneousprimevalmedieval Etymology AI details From Late Latin coaevus 'of the same age', from co- 'together' + aevum 'age, lifetime'. coaevus Latin aevum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # coeval **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /koʊˈiːvəl/ **IPA (UK):** /kəʊˈiːvəl/ ## Meanings 1. having the same age or date of origin; contemporary ## Examples - These cave paintings are coeval with the earliest stone tools. ## Synonyms - contemporary - contemporaneous - coetaneous - concurrent - simultaneous - synchronous ## Derived Forms - coevality - coevally ## Related Forms - coetaneous - primeval - medieval ## Roots and Affixes - Root: coaevus - Root: aevum ## Etymology From Late Latin coaevus 'of the same age', from co- 'together' + aevum 'age, lifetime'. ## AI Etymology Coeval is an adjective and noun meaning "having the same age or date of origin; contemporary". Historically, it is from Late Latin coaevus 'of the same age', from co- 'together' + aevum 'age, lifetime'. The visible construction is part of the etymology: coeval is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin coaevus with Latin aevum. Close English family members include coevality, coevally, coetaneous, primeval, and medieval. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown