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Where does “anosognosia” come from?

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

anosognosia (English): The inability of a person to recognize his or her...

Definitions

  1. The inability of a person to recognize his or her...

Ancestry of “anosognosia”, 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 “anosognosia”

  • anosognosic
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