English
gelasma
Gelasma comes from Ancient Greek γέλασμα ‘cause of laughter’, and goes back to γελάω.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγελάωgeláō‘to laugh’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγέλασμαgélasma‘cause of laughter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1902gelasma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγελάωgeláō‘to laugh’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγέλασμαgélasma‘cause of laughter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1902gelasma
Earliest quotation: 1902, Charles Godfrey Leland: “As the Schwobian view is diabolical, so is there,…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek γελάω
Today it means
noun Laughter.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γελάω / gelasma