Etymology

euhemerist

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Today it means: Someone who practices or upholds euhemerism, a person who believes all or most myths and legends arose from historical origins. Full definition →

Latin Euhemerus ← Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΕὐήμερος
  2. Latin · derived fromEuhemerus
  3. English todayeuhemerist

From euhemerism + -ist, from Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros), an ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic who proposed most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which received supernatural characteristics only through retelling.

Words from the same roots

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