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Where does “ἀκινησία” come from?

ἀκινησία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἀκινησία (Ancient Greek): quiescence, rest

Definitions

  1. quiescence, rest

Ancestry of “ἀκινησία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἀκινησία”

  • akinesia
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