Etymology

anankastic

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Today it means: Imperative, as in the anankastic conditional. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀναγκαστικός
  2. English todayanankastic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαστικός (anankastikós), from ἀναγκάζω (anankázō, “to force, to compel”).

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