Editing Euphemism (section)

==Etymology==
''Euphemism'' comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word {{lang|grc-Latn|euphemia}} ({{lang|grc|εὐφημία}}) which refers to the use of 'words of good omen'; it is a compound of {{lang|grc-Latn|eû}} ({{lang|grc|εὖ}}), meaning 'good, well', and {{lang|grc-Latn|phḗmē}} ({{lang|grc|φήμη}}), meaning 'prophetic speech; rumour, talk'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, φήμη |url= https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=fh/mh |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref> ''[[Eupheme (deity)|Eupheme]]'' is a reference to the female Greek spirit of words of praise and positivity, etc. The term ''euphemism'' itself was used as a euphemism by the [[ancient Greeks]]; with the meaning "to keep a holy silence" (speaking well by not speaking at all).<ref>{{cite dictionary |url= http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=euphemism&allowed_in_frame=0 |title='Euphemism' Etymology |dictionary=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |access-date=10 June 2015 |archive-date=20 March 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150320002713/http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=euphemism&allowed_in_frame=0 |url-status=live}}</ref>