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Where does “ἀβλεψία” come from?

ἀβλεψία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἀβλεψία (Ancient Greek): blindness

Definitions

  1. blindness

Ancestry of “ἀβλεψία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἀβλεψία”

  • ablepsy
  • chionablepsia
  • ablepsia
  • ablepsia
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