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Where does “absurdum” come from?

Absurdum comes from Latin absurdum, from Latin absurdus meaning "out of tune," derived from Latin ab meaning "away from" combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó meaning "off" or "away."

absurdum (English): An illogical conclusion or state

Definitions

  1. An illogical conclusion or state

Ancestry of “absurdum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsurdumnominative neuter singular of absurdus;...
2Latinabsurdusdiscordant, harsh; incongruous, inconsistent,...
3Latinabsonusharsh, discordant; unsuitable, incongruous
4Latin-sonus—
5Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
6Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
7Proto-Italic-os—
8Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “absurdum”

  • absurda
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