English
eucatastrophe
From eu- + catastrophe, coined by English author and academic J.
Formed from eu- + catastrophe
Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- ‘good’
Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ‘good’
Ancient Greek ἐΰς ‘good, brave, noble’
Ancient Greek εὖ ‘well, good’
English eu-
The story
From eu- + catastrophe, coined by English author and academic J. Tolkien in 1944 as part of a letter: see quotation.
Today it means
noun A catastrophe (dramatic event leading to plot resolution) that results in the protagonist's well-being.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / eucatastrophe