Etymology of the English word hedonist
the English word
hedonistusing the English suffix
-istderived from the Latin suffix
-istaderived from the Greek suffix
-istesderived from the English word
hedonismderived from the Greek word
hedone, ἡδονή (sensual delight; by implication, desire)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swad-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swād-Usage
Word found in Modern English
