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Where does “ἀκηδία” come from?

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

ἀκηδία (Ancient Greek): indifference, apathy

Definitions

  1. indifference, apathy

Ancestry of “ἀκηδία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκηδής—
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 “ἀκηδία”

  • acedior
  • acedians
  • acediaturus
  • acediatus
  • acediandus
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