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Where does “apatia” come from?

apatia (Portuguese) 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 (Portuguese): apathy; apatheia

Definitions

  1. apathy; apatheia

Ancestry of “apatia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapathīa—
2Ancient Greekἀπάθειαwant of sensation, impassibility; insensibility,...
3Ancient Greekἀπαθήςwithout sensation or suffering
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “apatia”

  • apático
  • apaticamente
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