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Where does “heteroousian” come from?

heteroousian (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἑτεροουσιος, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

heteroousian (English): having different essence or substance, especially...

Definitions

  1. having different essence or substance, especially...

Ancestry of “heteroousian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑτεροουσιοςof a different nature
2Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
3Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
4Proto-Hellenicehmito be
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →