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Where does “abulico” come from?

abulico (Italian) comes from Italian abulia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

abulico (Italian): aboulic; apathetic

Definitions

  1. aboulic; apathetic

Ancestry of “abulico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianabuliaabulia; apathy, idleness
2Ancient Greekἀβουλίαill-advisedness, thoughtlessness; irresolution
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

Words derived from “abulico”

  • abulicità
  • abulicamente
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