Where does “athetesis” come from?
athetesis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀθέτησῐς, from Ancient Greek ἀθετέω, from Ancient Greek ἄθετος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
athetesis (English): The act or fact of setting aside as spurious;...
Definitions
- The act or fact of setting aside as spurious;...
Ancestry of “athetesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀθέτησῐς | a setting aside, abolition |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀθετέω | set at naught |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄθετος | removed; without position or place |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |