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Where does “agnostico” come from?

agnostico (Italian) comes from English agnostic, from Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

agnostico (Italian): agnostic

Definitions

  1. agnostic

Ancestry of “agnostico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagnosticOf or relating to agnosticism or its adherents;...
2Ancient Greekἄγνωστοςunknown, unheard of, forgotten; unknowable;...
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 “agnostico”

  • agnosticamente
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