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Where does “ἀπαθής” come from?

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

ἀπαθής (Ancient Greek): without sensation or suffering

Definitions

  1. without sensation or suffering

Ancestry of “ἀπαθής”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἀπαθής”

  • apathy
  • apathetic
  • apathetically
  • apatheia
  • nonapathetic
  • apatheticness
  • unapathetic
  • apathia
  • apáticamente
  • apático
  • apatía
  • apatico
  • apaticamente
  • apatia
  • апатия
  • apathie
  • apatia
  • apático
  • apaticamente
  • apatia
  • apàtic
  • apàticament
  • apathie
  • apatia
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