English
acedious
From acedia + -ous.
Formed from acedia + -ous
Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d- ‘hatred, angriness’
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Ancient Greek κῆδος ‘care for others’
Ancient Greek ἀκηδής ‘careless’
Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ ‘indifference, torpor, apathy’
Latin acēdia
English acedia
Today it means
adj Exhibiting acedia, or spiritual sloth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acedious