Where does “anankastic” come from?

anankastic (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός, from Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη — force; constraint; necessity.

anankastic (English): Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional;...

Definitions

  1. Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional;...

Ancestry of “anankastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀναγκαστικός—
2Ancient Greekἀνάγκηforce; constraint; necessity
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνάγκη →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός →
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