Where does “elenchi” come from?
elenchi (Italian) comes from Italian elencare, from Italian elenco, from Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος, from Ancient Greek ἐλέγχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʰ- — to revile?.
elenchi (Italian): plural of elenco; second-person singular present...
Definitions
- plural of elenco; second-person singular present...
Ancestry of “elenchi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | elencare | to list; to enumerate |
| 2 | Italian | elenco | list, pile; directory, phone book; calendar |
| 3 | Latin | elenchus | costly trinket; refutation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔλεγχος | argument of disproof, refutation; reproach,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλέγχω | disgrace, put to shame; cross-examine, question;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʰ- | to revile? |