Where does “Agape” come from?
Agape (German) comes from Latin agapē, from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Agape (German): agape spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love
Definitions
- agape spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love
Ancestry of “Agape”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | agapē | agape Christian love or charity |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀγάπη | love, affection, esteem; specifically, the love... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |