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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

  1. Of or pertaining to aporia

Ancestry of “aporic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaporiaAn expression of deliberation with oneself...
2Latinaporia—
3Ancient Greekἀπορίαa difficulty in passage; difficulty,...
4Ancient Greekἄποροςwithout passage, impassable, having no way...
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “aporic”

  • aporically
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