ἀθυμία

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • lack of heart, faintheartedness, despondency

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek θῡμός (soul, spirit, temper, life, courage, wrath, heart, anger, breath, will, passion, mind) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰewh₂-

Gloss

smoke, haze, raise dust, mist, come full circle, finish, fume, blow, dark, whisk, vapor, breath, gray, deep, camouflage

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暗, 闇, 冥

Emoji
🌋 🚬

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