Where does “ἀπόρως” come from?

ἀπόρως (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.

ἀπόρως (Ancient Greek): in an awkward situation, in an embarrassing position

Definitions

  1. in an awkward situation, in an embarrassing position

Ancestry of “ἀπόρως”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →