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Where does “αγνωστικισμός” come from?

αγνωστικισμός (Greek) comes from English agnosticism, from English A, from English AND, from Middle English and, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

αγνωστικισμός (Greek): agnosticism, the doctrine of agnostics

Definitions

  1. agnosticism, the doctrine of agnostics

Ancestry of “αγνωστικισμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagnosticismThe view that absolute truth or ultimate...
2EnglishAThe ordinal number first, derived from this...
3EnglishANDAlternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;...
4Middle Englishandand, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;...
5Old Englishandand; even; also
6Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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