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Where does “ἀκατάληπτος” come from?

ἀκατάληπτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καταλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

ἀκατάληπτος (Ancient Greek): Not to be seized or conquered; unreachable;...

Definitions

  1. Not to be seized or conquered; unreachable;...

Ancestry of “ἀκατάληπτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκαταλαμβάνωI seize, grasp, hold; I grasp with the mind:...
2Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
3Ancient Greekκατά
4Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
5Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
6Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “ἀκατάληπτος”

  • acataleptic
  • acatalepticus
  • acataléptico
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