English
euergesy
Euergesy comes from Ancient Greek εὐεργεσία ‘good deed, kindness’, from εὐεργέτης ‘benefactor’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werǵ-1‘to make’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wérǵom2‘work’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wérgon2‘work’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔργον3‘work’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐεργέτης4‘benefactor’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐεργεσία5euergesía‘good deed, kindness’
- Englishearliest quotation 1955euergesy5
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἔργον
- 3 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek εὐεργέτης
- 4 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek εὐεργεσία
- 5 Wiktionary, English euergesy
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1955, Dissertation Abstracts: “[...] Macedon, and that the attested proxeny and euergesy…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werǵ-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom‘to make’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wérǵomWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἔργον‘work’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*wérgonWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἔργον‘work’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔργονWiktionary, Ancient Greek εὐεργέτης‘work’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐεργέτηςWiktionary, Ancient Greek εὐεργεσία‘benefactor’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεὐεργεσίαWiktionary, English euergesyeuergesía‘good deed, kindness’
- Englishearliest quotation 1955euergesyWiktionary, English euergesy. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1955, Dissertation Abstracts: “[...] Macedon, and that the attested proxeny and euergesy…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
working, organic, wright, organ, boulevard, orgasm, wrought, liturgy, metallurgy, bulwark, irk, irksome, wark, 20 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom ‘work’
through Ancient Greek ἔργον ‘work’
Today it means
noun A good deed, an act of public benefaction by a wealthy individual.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “euergesy”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom, Ancient Greek ἔργον, Ancient Greek εὐεργέτης, Ancient Greek εὐεργεσία. 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.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- / euergesy