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Where does “αρρωσταίνω” come from?

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

αρρωσταίνω (Greek): become ill; sicken, get sick

Definitions

  1. become ill; sicken, get sick

Ancestry of “αρρωσταίνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάρρωστοςill, sick; sickly; a sick man
2Ancient Greekἄρρωστοςill, sickly; morally feeble
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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