Where does “ἀπορία” come from?
ἀπορία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄπορος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ἀπορία (Ancient Greek): a difficulty in passage; difficulty,...
Definitions
- a difficulty in passage; difficulty,...
Ancestry of “ἀπορία”, step by step
ἀπορία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἄπορος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἄπορος | without passage, impassable, having no way... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́πορος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓́πορος | impassable, difficult |