Etymograph

English

eirenicon

Eirenicon comes from Ancient Greek εἰρήνη ‘peace’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἰρήνη1eirḗnē‘peace’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἰρηνικόν1eirēnikón
  3. Englishtodayeirenicon1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English eirenicon

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἰρήνηWiktionary, English eireniconeirḗnē‘peace’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἰρηνικόνWiktionary, English eireniconeirēnikón
  3. EnglishtodayeireniconWiktionary, English eirenicon

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to bind, put together’

series, service, sort, serve, hero, stream, desert, conservative, insert, reservoir, assertion, sermon, exert, assertive, conservatism, heresy, sorcery, observant, servitude, sorcerer, concierge, sark, heretic, servile, serf, conservator, strudel, sere, 33 more

through Ancient Greek εἴρω ‘to fasten together’

rhetoric, 8 more

Today it means

noun A proposal to resolve disputes and reconcile differences in order to advance peace, strengthen or establish unity, or foster solidarity, usually in a modus vivendi.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “eirenicon”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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