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Where does “agnosis” come from?

agnosis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

agnosis (English): Epistemologically necessary lack of, indifference...

Definitions

  1. Epistemologically necessary lack of, indifference...

Ancestry of “agnosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “agnosis”

  • acroagnosis
  • baragnosis
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