Where does “aporic” come from?
aporic (English) comes from English aporia, from Latin aporia, from Ancient Greek ἀπορία, from Ancient Greek ἄπορος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
aporic (English): Of or pertaining to aporia
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to aporia
Ancestry of “aporic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aporia | An expression of deliberation with oneself... |
| 2 | Latin | aporia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπορία | a difficulty in passage; difficulty,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄπορος | without passage, impassable, having no way... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “aporic”