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Where does “ἀγνωσία” come from?

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

ἀγνωσία (Ancient Greek): ignorance; obscurity

Definitions

  1. ignorance; obscurity

Ancestry of “ἀγνωσία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀγνώςin passive constructions; ignorant
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἀγνωσία”

  • agnosia
  • agnosic
  • autotopagnosia
  • hemiagnosia
  • agnosia
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