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Where does “palingenesis” come from?

palingenesis (English) comes from English palingenesia, from Ancient Greek παλιγγενεσία, from Ancient Greek πάλιν, from Ancient Greek πάλις, from Proto-Indo-European kʷl̥His, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

palingenesis (English): The apparent repetition, during the development...

Definitions

  1. The apparent repetition, during the development...

Ancestry of “palingenesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpalingenesiaArchaic form of palingenesis
2Ancient Greekπαλιγγενεσίαrebirth
3Ancient Greekπάλινback, backwards; again, once more, anew; again,...
4Ancient Greekπάλις—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷl̥His—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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