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Where does “ἀνάγκη” come from?

ἀνάγκη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

ἀνάγκη (Ancient Greek): Fate

Definitions

  1. Fate

Ancestry of “ἀνάγκη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “ἀνάγκη”

  • Ananke
  • Ananke
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