Where does “apati” come from?
apati (Swedish) comes from Hungarian apát, from Old High German abbat, from Latin abbātem, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα, from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- — father.
apati (Swedish): apathy
Definitions
- apathy
Ancestry of “apati”, step by step
apati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian apát
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | apát | abbot; accusative singular of apa |
| 2 | Old High German | abbat | abbot |
| 3 | Latin | abbātem | — |
| 4 | Latin | abbās | an abbot |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀββᾶς | Alternative form of ἀββα; father |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀββα | father; title of respect given to abbots |
| 7 | Aramaic | אבא | father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,... |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 9 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |
via Dutch apathie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | apathie | apathy |
| 2 | French | apathie | apathy |
| 3 | Latin | apathīa | A freedom from passion or feeling; insensibility; stoicism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπάθεια | want of sensation, impassibility; insensibility,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπαθής | without sensation or suffering |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |