Where does “apathisch” come from?
apathisch (Dutch) comes from Dutch apathie, from French apathie, from Latin apathīa, from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια, from Ancient Greek ἀπαθής, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
apathisch (Dutch): apathetic
Definitions
- apathetic
Ancestry of “apathisch”, step by step
apathisch traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch apathie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | apathie | apathy |
| 2 | French | apathie | apathy |
| 3 | Latin | apathīa | A freedom from passion or feeling; insensibility; stoicism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπάθεια | want of sensation, impassibility; insensibility,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπαθής | without sensation or suffering |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via French apathique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | apathique | apathetic; inactive, sluggish |
via German apathisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | apathisch | apathetic |