English
euoi
Euoi comes from Ancient Greek εὐοῖ ‘the cry used by worshipers of Dionysus’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐοῖeuoî‘the cry used by worshipers of Dionysus’
- Englishearliest quotation 1909euoi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐοῖeuoî‘the cry used by worshipers of Dionysus’
- Englishearliest quotation 1909euoi
Earliest quotation: 1909, Richard Edwin Day: “Shall the warriors of Thebes be dumb? "Euoi! Euoi!…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek εὐοῖ
Today it means
intj A cry of impassioned rapture in ancient Bacchic revels.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek εὐοῖ / euoi