English
aedine
Aedine comes from Ancient Greek ἀηδής ‘distasteful, disgusting’, from ἡδύς ‘sweet, pleasant’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sweh₂d-‘sweet’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*swéh₂dus‘sweet’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hwādús‘sweet’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἡδύς‘sweet, pleasant’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀηδής‘distasteful, disgusting’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015aedine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sweh₂d-‘sweet’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*swéh₂dus‘sweet’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hwādús‘sweet’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἡδύς‘sweet, pleasant’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀηδής‘distasteful, disgusting’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015aedine
Earliest quotation: 2015: “Although the mechanisms of virus maintenance during inter-epidemic periods…”
Formed from ἀηδής + -ine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- ‘sweet’
persuade, persuasive, persuasion, hedonism, hedonic, hedonist, 5 more
through Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus ‘sweet’
Today it means
adj Relating to, or characteristic of mosquitos of the genus Aedes
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- / aedine