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Where does “aphasia” come from?

Aphasia comes from French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία, derived from ἄφατος meaning speechless, formed from the prefix ἀ- (not) and the root bʰeh₂- (to speak).

aphasia (English): A partial or total loss of language skills due to...

Definitions

  1. A partial or total loss of language skills due to...

Ancestry of “aphasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaphasieaphasia
2Ancient Greekἀφασία—
3Ancient Greekἄφατοςspeechless
4Ancient Greekφάσιςappearance; utterance, statement, expression
5Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
6English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “aphasia”

  • aphasic
  • aphasiology
  • aphasiological
  • jargonaphasia
  • aphasiologically
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