lifespan

English

noun

Definitions

The length of time for which an organism lives.
(by extension) The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid.

Etymology

Compound from English life + English span (pair of horses, the distance between two ends of a thing, non-gloss definition).

Origin

English

span

Gloss

pair of horses, the distance between two ends of a thing, non-gloss definition

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

afterlife English
antilife English
birdlife English
clearspan English
cospan English
counterlife English
cryolife English
cyberlife English
daylife English
dreamlife English
endspan English
enliven English
fishlife English
folklife English
forelife English
forspan English
half-life English
halflife English
handspan English
healthspan English
highlife English
homelife English
inspan English
lack-life English
legspan English
life English
life cot English
life raft English
life stance English
life-bearing English
life-changing English
life-size English
lifeaholic English
lifebar English
lifeblood English
lifeboat English
lifecare English
lifecast English
lifecasting English
lifechanging English
lifeday English
lifedraining English
lifeform English
lifeful English
lifeguard English
lifehack English
lifehacker English
lifehacking English
lifehold English
lifeless English
lifelike English
lifeline English
lifelog English
lifelogger English
lifelong English
lifelore English
lifely English
lifemanship English
lifemate English
lifen English
lifeness English
lifepath English
lifer English
liferent English
liferenter English
lifesaver English
lifesaving English
lifescape English
lifeskill English
lifesome English
lifespring English
lifestream English
lifestreaming English
lifestring English
lifestyle English
lifetable English
lifetaker English
lifetap English
lifetime English
lifeward English
lifeway English
lifework English
lifeworthy English
lifey English
lifie English
linkspan English
lively English
livish English
long-lived English
lowlife English
mainspan English
makespan English
midlife English
midspan English
minelife English
nightlife English
nonlife English
outspan English
overspan English
plantlife English
pondlife English
prelife English
pro-life English
pseudolife English
quarterlifer English
relife English
sealife English
self-life English
short-lived English
simple-lifeish English
span English
spanless English
spannable English
spanner English
spanwise English
spanworm English
streetlife English
subspan English
supraspan English
swamplife English
tetraspan English
timespan English
underlife English
unlife English
widespan English
wildlife English
wingspan English
yepsen English
ライフ Japanese
lif Middle English
spanne Middle English
palmspan Old Norse
lif Volapük
laip Tok Pisin
laipstori Tok Pisin
ਲਾਈਫ਼ Panjabi, Punjabi