Etymology

From Late Latin euphemismos ‎(“euphemism”), from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός ‎(euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω ‎(euphēmízō), from εὔφημος ‎(eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ ‎(eû, “well”) + φήμη ‎(phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι ‎(phánai, “to speak, say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø.fe.mism/
• Homophone: euphémismes
• Hyphenation: eu‧phé‧misme