Where does “eufemic” come from?
eufemic (Romanian) comes from French euphémique, from French euphémisme, from Latin euphemismos, from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός, from Ancient Greek εὐφημίζω, from Ancient Greek Εὔφημος, from Ancient Greek φήμη, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā.
eufemic (Romanian): euphemistic
Definitions
- euphemistic
Ancestry of “eufemic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | euphémique | euphemistic |
| 2 | French | euphémisme | euphemism |
| 3 | Latin | euphemismos | euphemism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εὐφημισμός | a euphemism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εὐφημίζω | to be well spoken |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Εὔφημος | uttering sound of good omen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φήμη | prophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |