Etymology

atonia

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New Latin atonia ← Ancient Greek ἀτονία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀτονία“languor”
  2. New Latin · derived fromatonia
  3. English todayatonia

From New Latin atonia, from Ancient Greek ἀτονία (atonía, “languor”).

Words from the same roots

New Latinatonia all →

Ancient Greekἀτονία all →

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