English
euchymy
Euchymy comes from Ancient Greek χυμός ‘juice’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχυμόςkhumós‘juice’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐχυμίαeukhumía
- Englishearliest quotation 1906euchymy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχυμόςkhumós‘juice’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐχυμίαeukhumía
- Englishearliest quotation 1906euchymy
Earliest quotation: 1906, K. MacL., Poetry: “To-day, filled with the glorious energy of a temporary…”
The story
Attested in English from 17th century.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- ‘to pour’
god, futile, chemist, giddy, gust, futility, gush, geyser, ingot, 22 more
Today it means
noun A good state of the blood and other fluids of the body.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek χυμός / euchymy