lethargy English · revision 56

+ ==Etymology==

+ Recorded from the late 14th century.^(Etymonline) From [[enm|litargie]],^(MW Collegiate)^(Wiktionary) [[bor|la-med|litargia]],^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) [[der|la-lat|lēthargia]],^(Etymonline)^(AHD) [[der|grc|ληθαργία|tr=lēthargía|t=forgetfulness]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) [[der|grc|λήθαργος|tr=lḗthargos|t=forgetful]],^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate) from ''lḗthē'' “forgetfulness” + ''argós'' “idle”.^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

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+ The form with ''-th-'' dates from the 1590s.^(Etymonline) Compare [[Lethe]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==References==

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