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Where does “ἄρρωστος” come from?

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

ἄρρωστος (Ancient Greek): ill, sickly; morally feeble

Definitions

  1. ill, sickly; morally feeble

Ancestry of “ἄρρωστος”, 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 “ἄρρωστος”

  • άρρωστος
  • αρρωσταίνω
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