English
alethic
Alethic comes from Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια ‘truth’, from ἀληθής ‘true’, and ultimately from *λῆθος ‘*concealment’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCE*λῆθος‘*concealment’reconstructed
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀληθής‘true’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀλήθειαalḗtheia‘truth’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003alethic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCE*λῆθος‘*concealment’reconstructed
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀληθής‘true’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀλήθειαalḗtheia‘truth’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003alethic
Earliest quotation: 2003, Nicholas Asher, Alex Lascarides: “The modal operators □ and ◊ stand for alethic…”
Formed from -ic
Every English word from Ancient Greek *λῆθος
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek *λῆθος / alethic