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Where does “άγραφος” come from?

άγραφος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄγραφος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

άγραφος (Greek): blank; unwritten; unspoken

Definitions

  1. blank; unwritten; unspoken

Ancestry of “άγραφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄγραφοςunwritten; Not registered, not recorded
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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