English word origin

Etymology of Good

* As an English surname, from the adjective good. * Also as an English surname, from the personal name Gōde, which represents the first part of names such as Godfrey, Gottfried, etc. * As a German surname, Americanized f

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname. · An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

Plato's metaprinciple of proper systemic function between principles; the fundamental Platonic form which enables knowledge and metacognition, from which other concepts such as truth, justice and virtue derive meaning.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Ellipsis of the form of the Good, a calque of Ancient Greek ἡ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ ἰδέα (hē toû agathoû idéa), a concept used in Plato's Republic.

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