Where does “απαραίτητος” come from?
απαραίτητος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀπαραίτητος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
απαραίτητος (Greek): needed, necessary, required, indispensable
Definitions
- needed, necessary, required, indispensable
Ancestry of “απαραίτητος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀπαραίτητος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |