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Where does “aponia” come from?

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

aponia (English): The absence of pain considered as a state of...

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  1. The absence of pain considered as a state of...

Ancestry of “aponia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀπονίαlaziness, freedom from toil; freedom from pain
2Ancient Greekἄπονοςwithout toil or trouble, effortless; painless;...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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