Where does “anhedonia” come from?
Anhedonia comes from French anhédonie, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (privative prefix) and sem- (seed or semen), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne (not).
anhedonia (English): The inability to feel pleasure from activities...
Definitions
- The inability to feel pleasure from activities...
Ancestry of “anhedonia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | anhédonie | anhedonia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “anhedonia”