The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
- Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
- Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
- Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
- Ancient Greekεὐ- (eu-)
- Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
- Proto-Hellenic*wérgon
- Ancient Greekἔργον (érgon)
- Ancient Greekεὐεργέτης (euergétēs)
- Ancient Greekεὐεργετέω (euergetéō)
- English todayeuergetism
From Ancient Greek εὐεργετέω (euergetéō, “to do good”) + -ism.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekεὐεργετέω all →
euergetist
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.