felicity

felicity · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dʰeh₁(y)-“to nurse, suckle”
2. Latin · derived fromfēlīcitātem
3. Old French · derived fromfelicité
4. Middle English · inherited fromfelicite“bliss, happiness, joy; delight, pleasure; a source of happiness; good fortune; prosperity; well-being; of a planet: in an influential position”
5. English todayfelicity

From Middle English felicite (“bliss, happiness, joy; delight, pleasure; a source of happiness; good fortune; prosperity; well-being; of a planet: in an influential position”) [and other forms], borrowed from Old French felicité (modern French félicité (“bliss, happiness; felicity”)), from Latin fēlīcitātem, the accusative singular of fēlīcitās (“fertility, fruitfulness; happiness, felicity; good fortune; success”), from fēlīx (“happy; blessed, fortunate, lucky; fertile, fruitful; prosperous; auspicious, favourable”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to nurse, suckle”)) + -itās (a variant of -tās (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being)).

Felicity · proper noun²

1. Latin · derived fromFelicitas
2. English todayFelicity

From the noun felicity, and also the English form of Latin Felicitas, a name borne by early martyrs.

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