Etymology

hedonist

he·don·ist
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Today it means: Someone devoted to hedonism. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sweh₂d-
  2. Ancient Greekἡδονή (hēdonḗ)
  3. English todayhedonist

From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + English -ist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.