Where does “apático” come from?
apático (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese apatia, 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.
apático (Portuguese): apathetic; listless; apathete; apathist
Definitions
- apathetic; listless; apathete; apathist
Ancestry of “apático”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | apatia | apathy; apatheia |
| 2 | Latin | apathīa | A freedom from passion or feeling; insensibility; stoicism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπάθεια | want of sensation, impassibility; insensibility,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπαθής | without sensation or suffering |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |