Etymoleon - Word History, the etymology podcast.
Word History is a podcast for people who enjoy words and history.
Each episode takes a small set of words linked to a theme. You'll hear what they mean, where they come from and which familiar words share the same linguistic roots, along with stories from the past related to their use.
Listen for words that sharpen expression, and brief histories that show how ideas and practices, as well as language, took shape. Across an archive of more than a hundred episodes, you'll find explanations of word, name and phrase origins.
The majority of etymologies featured return to Old English, Ancient Greek, Latin and Old French, providing a look into languages of the past that underpin English.
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Etymoleon - Word History, the etymology podcast.
111. Happiness
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This episode considers unusual words for conversations about happiness, examining their origins and recognisable words from the same root. Words featured include gaiety, delectation, sangfroid, equanimity, ananda and rapturous.
Hear the history of Jeremy Bentham's attempt to systematically assess pleasure and pain as a guide for moral action.
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/eudaimonia
https://blogs.library.mcgill.ca/osler-library/aequanimitas/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqfjUTqDGRw
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