Where does “άπειρος” come from?

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

άπειρος (Greek): inexperienced; infinite

Definitions

  1. inexperienced; infinite

Ancestry of “άπειρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄπειροςwithout trial or experience, not used to,...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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