Where does “pronoia” come from?
pronoia (English) comes from Ancient Greek πρόνοιᾰ, from Ancient Greek πρόνοος, from Ancient Greek νόος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
pronoia (English): Divine providence, foreknowledge, foresight; An...
Definitions
- Divine providence, foreknowledge, foresight; An...
Ancestry of “pronoia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πρόνοιᾰ | foreknowledge, foresight; providence; form of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρόνοος | careful, prudent |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόος | mind; an act of mind; the sense or meaning of a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |