What is the Latin word for era?

The usual Latin words for “era” are aes, tempus, aetās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“era” in Latin

aesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass; payment, debt tempusa time (a portion or period of time); time; the kairos, right time, due season, due time, proper time, appointed time, o aetāsthe period of a life: lifetime, lifespan; time of life, period or stage of life, age; an undefined, relatively long peri

The English word era itself goes back to Latin aera.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

era

aera (late Latin; Isidor. Origg.): tempus :aetas. Before the Christian era, ante Christum natum.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for era?: The usual Latin words for “era” are aes, tempus, aetās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.