Hilary term

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἱλαρός“cheerful, glad, happy, joyful, merry”
2. Latin · derived fromHilarius“Latin name of Saint Hilary of Poitiers”
3. English todayHilary term

Hilary + term. The name Hilary is from the Latin Hilarius (“Latin name of Saint Hilary of Poitiers”), hilarius (“more cheerful, more joyful”), from hilarē (“cheerful, joyful”), from hilaris (“cheerful, light-hearted, lively”), from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, glad, happy, joyful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “gracious, merciful, propitious; gentle, kind, mild”). The feast day of Saint Hilary of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367), 13 January, occurs during this term.

Words from the same roots