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eudaemonism
Eudaemonism comes from Ancient Greek εὐδαίμων ‘having a good genius, happy, fortunate’, from δαίμων ‘god, destiny’, 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 BCEεὐδαίμων‘having a good genius, happy, fortunate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1913eudaemonism
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 BCEεὐδαίμων‘having a good genius, happy, fortunate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1913eudaemonism
Earliest quotation: 1913, 1886, Beyond Good and Evil: “Whether it be hedonism, pessimism, utilitarianism, or eudaemonism, all…”
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
noun A philosophical notion, or system of ethics, which measures happiness in relation to morality.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- / eudaemonism