ἀφαίρεσις

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

Taking away, carrying off, removal; putting off.
(logic) Abstraction; mathematics.

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ἀφαιρέω (I take away), ἀφ' + Ancient Greek αἱρέω (take, grasp, I choose, I take)+ Ancient Greek grc (seeming, belonging to, sea, power, glory, city, male name suffix, like, shield, appearing, of, pertaining to)+ Ancient Greek ἀπό (from, away, because of, off, away from)+ Ancient Greek from.

Origin

Ancient Greek

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Cognates and derived terms

apheresis English
arytenoid English
aphaeresis Latin
aphelium Latin
apozymo Latin
arytaenoides Latin
acidaspide Italian
aferesi Italian
apokoinou Dutch, Flemish
aphérèse French
polyadène French
aféresis Spanish, Castilian
from Ancient Greek
grc Ancient Greek
Διαγόρας Ancient Greek
Διογένης Ancient Greek
Διοκλῆς Ancient Greek
Διομήδης Ancient Greek
Διοφάνης Ancient Greek
Διόφιλος Ancient Greek
Καλλιόπη Ancient Greek
Κυνὸς Κεφαλαί Ancient Greek
Κυνὸς Σῆμα Ancient Greek
Σωκράτης Ancient Greek
αἱρέω Ancient Greek
αἱρετικός Ancient Greek
αἵρεσις Ancient Greek
διαίρεσις Ancient Greek
καθαιρέω Ancient Greek
κεχηνώδης Ancient Greek
κρήδεμνον Ancient Greek
κρουστός Ancient Greek
κτηνοβάτης Ancient Greek
κυνίδιον Ancient Greek
κυνόδους Ancient Greek
κυνόδων Ancient Greek
κυνόμαζον Ancient Greek
κυνόροδον Ancient Greek
λεοντοπέταλον Ancient Greek
νεοδαμώδης Ancient Greek
παλαιοράφος Ancient Greek
στυλοβάτης Ancient Greek
συμφυρμός Ancient Greek
ψηφοφόρος Ancient Greek
ψιλογραφέω Ancient Greek
ἀλεκτρυών Ancient Greek
ἀναιρέω Ancient Greek
ἀποτελέω Ancient Greek
ἀπό Ancient Greek
ἀπόγειος Ancient Greek
ἀπόθεος Ancient Greek
ἀρυταινοειδής Ancient Greek
ἀφ' Ancient Greek
ἀφαιρέω Ancient Greek
ἑλέπολις Ancient Greek
ἑνδέκατος Ancient Greek
ἕνδεκα Ancient Greek
Ἑλλήσποντος Ancient Greek
Ἡρόδοτος Ancient Greek
ἰσοψηφία Ancient Greek
*h₂epó Proto-Indo-European
aiféilean Irish
αδιαίρετος Greek (modern)
από Greek (modern)
αφαιρώ Greek (modern)
αφού Greek (modern)
διαιρετός Greek (modern)
ἀπαντάω Greek (modern)
*həřřéyō Proto-Hellenic