English
Eudaimonia
Eudaimonia comes from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐδαιμονίᾱliterally ‘good spirits’
- EnglishtodayEudaimonia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐδαιμονίᾱliterally ‘good spirits’
- EnglishtodayEudaimonia
The story
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ (eudaimoníā, literally “good spirits”).
Every English word from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ
Today it means
noun In Aristotelian ethics, a condition of living a life of the highest virtue; the state of human flourishing, which is desirable in and of itself, rather than as a means towards some other end.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ / Eudaimonia