Sem`pi·ter'nal adjective [ Latin sempiternus , from semper always: confer French sempiternel .] 1. Of neverending duration; everlasting; endless; having beginning, but no end. Sir M. Hale. 2. Without beginning or end; eternal. Blackmore. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/66
(Lat. semper, always; aeternus, eternal) Everlasting, endless, having no beginning and no ending. -- V.F. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21203