English
eunoia
Eunoia comes from Ancient Greek εὔνοια ‘goodwill’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὔνοιαeúnoia‘goodwill’literally ‘well-mindedness’
- Englishearliest quotation 1643eunoia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὔνοιαeúnoia‘goodwill’literally ‘well-mindedness’
- Englishearliest quotation 1643eunoia
Earliest quotation: 1643, John Milton: “Yea the Apostle himself in the forecited 2 Cor.…”
A compound of εὖ ‘well, good’ + νόος ‘mind, spirit’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- ‘good’
Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ‘good’
Ancient Greek ἐΰς ‘good’
Ancient Greek εὖ ‘well, good’
Every English word from Ancient Greek εὔνοια
Today it means
noun Goodwill towards an audience, either perceived or real; the perception that the speaker has the audience's interest at heart.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek εὔνοια / eunoia