Etymology

hedonistic

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Today it means: Devoted to pleasure. Full definition →

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

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

From hedonist + -ic.

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