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Where does “ἄγνωστος” come from?

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

ἄγνωστος (Ancient Greek): unknown, unheard of, forgotten; unknowable;...

Definitions

  1. unknown, unheard of, forgotten; unknowable;...

Ancestry of “ἄγνωστος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἄγνωστος”

  • agnostic
  • agnostically
  • nonagnostic
  • agnosticize
  • anti-agnostic
  • antiagnostic
  • agnosticismo
  • agnóstico
  • agnostico
  • agnosticamente
  • agnostique
  • Agnostiker
  • Agnostikerin
  • agnostisch
  • agnostika
  • agnostikulo
  • agnostikismo
  • agnostisch
  • agnostiker
  • αγνωστικός
  • άγνωστος
  • agnostiker
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