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Where does “Lethargie” come from?

Lethargie (German) comes from Latin lēthargia, from Ancient Greek ληθαργία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Lethargie (German): lethargy

Definitions

  1. lethargy

Ancestry of “Lethargie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēthargia—
2Ancient Greekληθαργίαdrowsiness, sleepiness; vocative singular of...
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Lethargie”

  • lethargisch
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