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Where does “ἄπορος” come from?

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

ἄπορος (Ancient Greek): without passage, impassable, having no way...

Definitions

  1. without passage, impassable, having no way...

Ancestry of “ἄπορος”, 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 “ἄπορος”

  • aporia
  • aporetic
  • aporetically
  • aporic
  • aporically
  • aporophobia
  • aporia
  • aporofobia
  • aporetiquement
  • aporétique
  • aporie
  • απορία
  • ἀπορητικός
  • ἀπορία
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