haemony

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromαἵμων“skillful”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromαἷμα“blood”
3. Latin · derived fromHaemonia“Thessaly”
4. English todayhaemony

Coined by John Milton for the play Comus around 1634 (see quotation below). Various scholars suggest that the word comes from a classical source such as Latin Haemonia (“Thessaly”, a place associated with magic), Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”), or Ancient Greek αἵμων (haímōn, “skillful”).

Words from the same roots