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Where does “ἐπίσταμαι” come from?

ἐπίσταμαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

ἐπίσταμαι (Ancient Greek): To know, to have the knowledge of something

Definitions

  1. To know, to have the knowledge of something

Ancestry of “ἐπίσταμαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
2Ancient GreekἩμέρα—
3Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
4Proto-Hellenicā́mər—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “ἐπίσταμαι”

  • epistemological
  • epistemic
  • epistemology
  • epistemically
  • episteme
  • epistemologically
  • epistemologist
  • epistemicist
  • nonepistemic
  • autoepistemic
  • postepistemological
  • nonepistemological
  • epistocracy
  • epistemología
  • epistemologisch
  • Epistemologie
  • epistemologia
  • επιστήμη
  • ψευδοεπιστήμη
  • ἐπιστήμη
  • eipistéimeolaíocht
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