Where does “haplology” come from?

haplology (English) comes 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.

haplology (English): The process of deleting one of two almost...

Definitions

  1. The process of deleting one of two almost...

Ancestry of “haplology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhaplo-single; simple; haplic
2Ancient Greekἁπλόοςsingle; simple; honest, candid
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “haplology”

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