Where does “hapax” come from?

hapax (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

hapax (English): Ellipsis of hapax legomenon

Definitions

  1. Ellipsis of hapax legomenon

Ancestry of “hapax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅπαξonce, one time, only once
2Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “hapax”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ →