Emotional Well-Being
/ɪˈmoʊʃənəl ˌwɛlˈbiːɪŋ/noun
A person’s capacity to experience, manage, and maintain a healthy range of emotions.
Did you know?Emotion comes from Latin emovere, “to move out” or “stir up,” and originally referred to physical disturbance before becoming associated with inner feelings.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mew- / *meu-
“To move, push away, or change position”
Classical Latin
Latin
emovere
“To move out, displace, or stir up”
16th Century
French
émotion
“A disturbance, agitation, or social upheaval”
17th Century
English
emotion
“A strong feeling or agitation of the mind”
17th Century
English
well-being
“The state of being well; welfare or prosperity”
Modern English
English
emotional well-being
“The condition of maintaining psychological and emotional health”