Where does “Anakoluth” come from?
Anakoluth (German) comes from Late Latin anacoluthon, from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Anakoluth (German): anacoluthon
Definitions
- anacoluthon
Ancestry of “Anakoluth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | anacoluthon | anacoluthon |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνακόλουθον | without sequence, anomalous |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀκόλουθος | following, attending |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |