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
- An illogical conclusion or state
Ancestry of “absurdum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | absurdum | nominative neuter singular of absurdus;... |
| 2 | Latin | absurdus | discordant, harsh; incongruous, inconsistent,... |
| 3 | Latin | absonus | harsh, discordant; unsuitable, incongruous |
| 4 | Latin | -sonus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |