Where does “haplologic” come from?
haplologic (English) comes from English haplology, from English haplo-, from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
haplologic (English): Of or relating to haplology
Definitions
- Of or relating to haplology
Ancestry of “haplologic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | haplology | The process of deleting one of two almost... |
| 2 | English | haplo- | single; simple; haplic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἁπλόος | single; simple; honest, candid |
| 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 |