Etymology

Thermidor

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Today it means: A counterrevolution; a coup d'état resembling the Thermidorian Reaction. Full definition →

French thermidor ← Ancient Greek θέρμη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθέρμη“heat”
  2. French · borrowed fromthermidor
  3. English todayThermidor

Borrowed from French thermidor, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekθέρμη all →

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