Where does “hapaks legomenon” come from?

hapaks legomenon (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον, from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

hapaks legomenon (Polish): hapax legomenon

Definitions

  1. hapax legomenon

Ancestry of “hapaks legomenon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅπαξ λεγόμενον
2Ancient Greekἅπαξonce, one time, only once
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-Every word from Ancient Greek ἅπαξ
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