Etymology

euphrasy

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Today it means: The eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εὐφρασία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromεὐφρασία“good cheer”
  2. English todayeuphrasy

From Ancient Greek εὐφρασία (euphrasía, “good cheer”), from εὐφραίνω (euphraínō), from φρήν (phrḗn).

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