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Where does “anosognosic” come from?

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

anosognosic (English): Of, pertaining to or exhibiting anosognosia

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to or exhibiting anosognosia

Ancestry of “anosognosic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanosognosiaThe inability of a person to recognize his or her...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →