Where does “Prosopagnosie” come from?
Prosopagnosie (German) comes from German Agnosie, from Ancient Greek ἀγνωσία, from Ancient Greek ἀγνώς, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “Prosopagnosie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Agnosie | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀγνωσία | ignorance; obscurity |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀγνώς | in passive constructions; ignorant |
| 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 |