LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

coaevus

coaevus (feminine coaeva, neuter coaevum)
Classical[koˈae̯.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈɛː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecoeval (of the same age)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecoaevuscoaevacoaevum
genitivecoaevīcoaevaecoaevī
dativecoaevōcoaevaecoaevō
accusativecoaevumcoaevamcoaevum
ablativecoaevōcoaevācoaevō
vocativecoaevecoaevacoaevum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecoaevīcoaevaecoaeva
genitivecoaevōrumcoaevārumcoaevōrum
dativecoaevīscoaevīscoaevīs
accusativecoaevōscoaevāscoaeva
ablativecoaevīscoaevīscoaevīs
vocativecoaevīcoaevaecoaeva

cŏ-aevus, a, um, adj. aevum,
I. of the same age, coeval (eccl. Lat.), Aug. Serm. 38; id. Verb. Dom. 7; Prud. Cath. 12, 137; Vulg. Dan. 1, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincoaevus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-wom Proto-Indo-European *h₂oywom Proto-Italic *aiwom Latin aevum Latin -us Latin coaevus From con- (“same”) + aevum (“age”) + -us (adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Italiancoevo
  • Portuguesecoevo
  • Spanishcoevo
  • Galiciancoevo

Quick answers

What does coaevus mean in Latin?
coaevus, a adjective, means “coeval (of the same age)”.
How do you pronounce coaevus?
In classical Latin, [koˈae̯.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈɛː.vus].
Where does coaevus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin coaevus.