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Energy

4 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means the capacity to do work or produce change, or physical vigor
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Stage 1 of 4
energeia
Greek · ancient
"activity, operation"
literally "activity" or "operation", from "ergon" (work)
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Stage 2 of 4
energia
Late Latin · ancient
"force of expression, vigor"
adopted through Greek philosophical writing
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Stage 3 of 4
energie
French · medieval
"vigor, force"
carried the concept into French
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Stage 4 of 4
energy
English · medieval
"the capacity to do work; vigor"
later adopted as the physics term for the capacity to do work
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