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Where does “aatheist” come from?

aatheist (English) comes from English atheist, from Middle French atheiste, from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

aatheist (English): A person who does not believe in the existence of...

Definitions

  1. A person who does not believe in the existence of...

Ancestry of “aatheist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishatheistA person who does not believe in deities; A...
2Middle Frenchatheisteatheist
3Latinatheosan atheist; one who rejected the gods worshipped...
4Ancient Greekἄθεοςwithout gods; rejecting or disdaining the belief...
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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