accidie

English

/ˈæk.sɪ.di/, /ˈæk.sə.di/

noun

Definitions

(now) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English accidie derived from accidie derived from Old French accide derived from Latin accīdia derived from Ancient Greek ἀκήδεια (indifference), κῆδος (care).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κῆδος

Gloss

care

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

accīdia Latin
κῆδος Ancient Greek
ἀκήδεια Ancient Greek
accidie Middle English
accide Old French
accidie xno
*kā́dos Proto-Hellenic