Etymograph

English

acedia

Acedia comes from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ ‘indifference, torpor, apathy’, from ἀκηδής ‘careless’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d- ‘hatred, angriness’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱeh₂d-‘hatred, angriness’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱeh₂dosreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kā́dosreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῆδοςkêdos‘care for others’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀκηδήςakēdḗs‘careless’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀκηδίᾱakēdíā‘indifference, torpor, apathy’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēdia
  8. Englishtodayacedia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱeh₂d-‘hatred, angriness’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱeh₂dosreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kā́dosreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῆδοςkêdos‘care for others’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀκηδήςakēdḗs‘careless’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀκηδίᾱakēdíā‘indifference, torpor, apathy’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēdia
  8. Englishtodayacedia

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d- ‘hatred, angriness’

hate, hatred, 2 more

Today it means

noun Spiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to desperation, restlessness and anxiety.

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d- / acedia

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