Etymology of the Latin word energia
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-Derivations in other languages
English
energy, French
énergie, Italian
energiaUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
