Etymology of the English word euhemerism
the English word
euhemerismusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Date
The earliest known usage of euhemerism in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
