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Where does “ἀπονία” come from?

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

ἀπονία (Ancient Greek): laziness, freedom from toil; freedom from pain

Definitions

  1. laziness, freedom from toil; freedom from pain

Ancestry of “ἀπονία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄπονοςwithout toil or trouble, effortless; painless;...
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 “ἀπονία”

  • aponia
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