Heureka
/hjʊˈriːkə/noun
An exclamation meaning “I have found it,” used to express sudden discovery or triumph.
Did you know?Heureka comes from the same Greek root as “eureka,” the famous cry linked to Archimedes, and the verb behind it originally meant more than finding things — it could mean discovering, learning, or even inventing.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
εὕρηκα
“I have found it”
Hellenistic Greek
Greek
εὑρίσκω
“I find, discover, come upon”
Late Latin
Latin
heurēka
“I have found it”
16th Century
English
eureka
“an exclamation of discovery or triumph”
Modern English
English
eureka
“a cry of sudden discovery or a moment of realization”