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Where does “απορία” come from?

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

απορία (Greek): question, wonder; destitution, pauperism; aporia

Definitions

  1. question, wonder; destitution, pauperism; aporia

Ancestry of “απορία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀπορίαa difficulty in passage; difficulty,...
2Ancient Greekἄποροςwithout passage, impassable, having no way...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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