Etymology

hedon

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Today it means: A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἡδονή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἡδονή“pleasure”
  2. English todayhedon

Back-formation from hedonism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”). Doublet of Edoni.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἡδονή all →

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