English
euhemerize
Euhemerize comes from Latin Euhēmerus, and goes back to Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΕὐήμεροςEuḗmeros
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEEuhēmerus
- Englishearliest quotation 1871euhemerize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΕὐήμεροςEuḗmeros
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEEuhēmerus
- Englishearliest quotation 1871euhemerize
Earliest quotation: 1871, Frederic William Farrar, The Witness of History to Christ: “He did but extend to the New Testament the…”
Formed from euhemerism + -ize
Every English word from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος
Today it means
verb To invent a plausible but fanciful historical origin for something in order to rationalize mythology and legends.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος / euhemerize