English
goety
Goety comes from Latin goetia ‘magic, sorcery, witchcraft’, from Ancient Greek γοᾰ́ω ‘to groan’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷewH- ‘to call’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷewH-‘to call’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγοᾰ́ω‘to groan’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγόηςgóēs‘sorceror’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγοητείαgoēteía‘witchcraft’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgoetia‘magic, sorcery, witchcraft’
- Englishearliest quotation 1923goety
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷewH-‘to call’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγοᾰ́ω‘to groan’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγόηςgóēs‘sorceror’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγοητείαgoēteía‘witchcraft’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgoetia‘magic, sorcery, witchcraft’
- Englishearliest quotation 1923goety
Earliest quotation: 1923, Ernest Bramah pseudonym; Ernest Brammah , (please specify the page): “'Then it is witchcraft?' I said, pointing to the…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷewH-
Today it means
noun witchcraft, demonic magic, necromancy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷewH- / goety