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Where does “ἄφρων” come from?

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

ἄφρων (Ancient Greek): senseless, crazed, frantic, silly, foolish

Definitions

  1. senseless, crazed, frantic, silly, foolish

Ancestry of “ἄφρων”, 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 “ἄφρων”

  • ἀφροσύνη
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