Origin: Latin suffix -al
Eternal has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
One who lives forever; an immortal.
"The ancient myth described the gods as eternal beings who would never die or fade away."
"The eternal was a concept his grandfather spoke about often while staring at the stars."
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
"endless debates"
"an endless conversation"
"the wait seemed eternal"
"eternal quarreling"
"an interminable sermon"
Lasting forever; unending.
"The ancient mountain stood as an eternal sentinel against the changing sky, never yielding to time or erosion."
In plain English: Eternal means something that lasts forever and never ends.
"The sunset seemed eternal as we watched from the beach for hours."
The word "eternal" comes from the Latin aeternus, meaning "eternal," which was derived from aevum, meaning "age." It entered English through Middle and Old French, replacing the original Old English word ēċe.