Etymology

acedia

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Today it means: Spiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to desperation, restlessness and anxiety. Full definition →

Latin acēdia ← Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā) ← Proto-Hellenic *kā́dos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱeh₂d-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱeh₂dos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kā́dos
  8. Ancient Greekκῆδος (kêdos)
  9. Ancient Greekἀκηδής (akēdḗs)
  10. Ancient Greekἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā)
  11. Latinacēdia
  12. English todayacedia

Borrowed from Latin acēdia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκηδίᾱ (akēdíā), from ἀκηδής (akēdḗs, “careless”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). Doublet of accidie.

Words from the same roots

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