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Where does “apeiro-” come from?

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

apeiro- (English): infinite

Definitions

  1. infinite

Ancestry of “apeiro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄπειροςwithout trial or experience, not used to,...
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

Words derived from “apeiro-”

  • apeirophobia
  • apeirogonal
  • apeirogon
  • apeirohedron
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