Etymology of the French word énergie
the French word
énergiederived from the Latin word
energia (energy; efficiency)
derived from the Greek word
energeia, ἐνέργεια (efficiency ('energy'))
derived from the Greek word
energes, ἐνεργής (active, operative)
derived from the Late Greek word
ergon, ἔργον (work)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*werg-Date
The earliest known usage of énergie in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
énergisant,
énergiqueCognates
Dutch
energie, Dutch
enfant terrible, English
energy, English
enfant terrible, French
enfant terrible, German
Energie, Italian
energia, Lithuanian
energija, Norwegian
energi, Polish
energia, Russian
энepгия, Spanish
energía, Swedish
energi