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Where does “afazio” come from?

afazio (Esperanto) comes from French aphasie, from Ancient Greek ἀφασία, from Ancient Greek ἄφατος, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

afazio (Esperanto): aphasia

Definitions

  1. aphasia

Ancestry of “afazio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaphasieaphasia
2Ancient Greekἀφασία—
3Ancient Greekἄφατοςspeechless
4Ancient Greekφάσιςappearance; utterance, statement, expression
5Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
6English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “afazio”

  • afaziulo
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