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Where does “ἀπορητικός” come from?

ἀπορητικός (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.

Ancestry of “ἀπορητικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄποροςwithout passage, impassable, having no way...
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 “ἀπορητικός”

  • aporetic
  • aporetically
  • aporétique
  • aporetiquement
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