Where does “hedonism” come from?

Hedonism derives from Ancient Greek hēdonē (pleasure) plus the suffix -ism, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós.

hedonism (English): The belief that pleasure or happiness is the...

Definitions

  1. The belief that pleasure or happiness is the...

Ancestry of “hedonism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
2Latin-ismus-ism
3Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “hedonism”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from English -ism →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →
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