Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·greek ·1600s
Eureka
from εὕρηκα (heureka)
- Meaning
- I have found it — Archimedes' shout on discovering buoyancy.
- Source word
- εὕρηκα (heureka)
- Route into English
- Plutarch reported the anecdote (3rd c. CE); English adopted the cry as a discovery exclamation by 1600.
- Arrived
- 1600s
English borrows.
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