Where does “apatia” come from?
apatia (Italian) comes from Latin apathīa, from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια, from Ancient Greek ἀπαθής, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
apatia (Italian): apathy; lethargy; nonchalance
Definitions
- apathy; lethargy; nonchalance
Ancestry of “apatia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | apathīa | A freedom from passion or feeling; insensibility; stoicism |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀπάθεια | want of sensation, impassibility; insensibility,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπαθής | without sensation or suffering |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |