English
eudaemonic
Eudaemonic comes from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονία ‘happiness’, from εὐδαίμων ‘fortunate, happy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to share, to divide’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-‘to share, to divide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδαίομαιdaíomai‘to divide’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδαίμων‘god, destiny’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐδαίμωνeudaímōn‘fortunate, happy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐδαιμονίαeudaimonía‘happiness’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐδαιμονικόςeudaimonikós
- Englishearliest quotation 1993eudaemonic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₂y-‘to share, to divide’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδαίομαιdaíomai‘to divide’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδαίμων‘god, destiny’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐδαίμωνeudaímōn‘fortunate, happy’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐδαιμονίαeudaimonía‘happiness’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐδαιμονικόςeudaimonikós
- Englishearliest quotation 1993eudaemonic
Earliest quotation: 1993, Janina Frentzel-Zagórska: “During the 1960s and 1970s, many communist leaderships sought…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to share, to divide’
time, till, tide, til, tease, tass, 21 more
through Ancient Greek δαίομαι ‘to divide’
through Ancient Greek δαίμων ‘god, destiny’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to a eudaemon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- / eudaemonic