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Where does “ἅπαξ” come from?

ἅπαξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἅπαξ (Ancient Greek): once, one time, only once

Definitions

  1. once, one time, only once

Ancestry of “ἅπαξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
2Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἅπαξ”

  • hapaxanthic
  • hapaxanth
  • hapaxanthous
  • άπαξ
  • ܐܦܙܓܐ
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