Where does “εὔνοια” come from?
εὔνοια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
εὔνοια (Ancient Greek): goodwill, favour
Definitions
- goodwill, favour
Ancestry of “εὔνοια”, step by step
εὔνοια traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek νόος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νόος | mind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Ancient Greek εὖ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | εὖ | well |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐΰς | good, brave, noble |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ehu- | good |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
via Ancient Greek εὐνοέω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | εὐνοέω | to wish well to somebody |