Where does “απάθεια” come from?
απάθεια (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια, from Ancient Greek ἀπαθής, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
απάθεια (Greek): impassivity, impassiveness; apathy; indifference
Definitions
- impassivity, impassiveness; apathy; indifference
Ancestry of “απάθεια”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀπάθεια | want of sensation, impassibility; insensibility,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀπαθής | without sensation or suffering |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |