Etymology

prosopagnosic

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Today it means: Relating to, or exhibiting, prosopagnosia. Full definition →

English prosopagnosia ← German Prosopagnosie ← Ancient Greek ἀγνωσία (agnōsía)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπρόσωπον (prósōpon)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*né
  3. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  7. Ancient Greek[Term?]
  8. Ancient Greekἀγνώς (agnṓs)
  9. Ancient Greekἀγνωσία (agnōsía)
  10. GermanAgnosie
  11. GermanProsopagnosie
  12. Englishprosopagnosia
  13. English todayprosopagnosic

From prosopagnosia + -ic.

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