Where does “afasie” come from?
afasie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch afasie, from French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία, from Ancient Greek ἄφατος, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
afasie (Afrikaans): aphasia
Definitions
- aphasia
Ancestry of “afasie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | afasie | the neuropathological language disorder aphasia |
| 2 | French | aphasie | aphasia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀφασία | speechlessness |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄφατος | speechless |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |