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Where does “sorites” come from?

sorites (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σωρείτης, from Ancient Greek σωρός — heap, pile, mound; heap, quantity.

Ancestry of “sorites”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσωρείτηςAlternative spelling of σωρίτης; fallacy of the...
2Ancient Greekσωρόςheap, pile, mound; heap, quantity
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