Etymology

astereognosis

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Today it means: The inability to identify an object by touch without visual input; a form of tactile agnosia. Full definition →

English stereognosis ← Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  7. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  8. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  9. Englishstereo-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  12. Ancient Greekγνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)
  13. Englishgnosis
  14. Englishstereognosis
  15. English todayastereognosis

From a- + stereognosis.

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