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Where does “ἀτονία” come from?

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

ἀτονία (Ancient Greek): languor

Definitions

  1. languor

Ancestry of “ἀτονία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄτονοςlanguid
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 “ἀτονία”

  • atony
  • атония
  • atonia
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