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entheasm
Entheasm comes from Ancient Greek ἐνθεασμός ‘divine inspiration’, from θεός ‘a deity’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁s‘god, godhead, deity’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁sósreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰehós‘god, deity’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθεός‘a deity’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐνθεασμόςentheasmós‘divine inspiration’
- Englishtodayentheasm
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁s‘god, godhead, deity’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰh₁sósreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tʰehós‘god, deity’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθεός‘a deity’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐνθεασμόςentheasmós‘divine inspiration’
- Englishtodayentheasm
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, hot, deal, fan, mid, defense, benefit, fashion, feature, custom, defence, theme, ethnic, sufficient, treasury, ethical, doom, treasure, tick, deed, aesthetic, defendant, thesis, auditorium, auditor, synthetic, demi, deem, spade, ethic, forfeit, familial, medial, ethos, medallion, prefect, certify, thematic, duma, 112 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s ‘god, godhead, deity’
fair, dis, feast, feral, fanatic, profanity, profane, fane, fayre, 20 more
through Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós ‘god, deity’
polytheism, pantheism, 13 more
through Ancient Greek θεός ‘a deity’
theology, atheist, atheism, apotheosis, monotheism, theism, theist, 15 more
Today it means
noun inspiration; enthusiasm, especially religious
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / entheasm