Where does “άπαξ” come from?

άπαξ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

άπαξ (Greek): once

Definitions

  1. once

Ancestry of “άπαξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅπαξonce, one time, only once
2Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-Every word from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ
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