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Where does “Hedone” come from?

Hedone (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ἡδονή, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

Ancestry of “Hedone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἩδονή—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →