Etymograph

English

epichirema

Epichirema comes from Ancient Greek ἐπιχείρημα ‘undertaking, attempt, especially of a military…’, from χείρ ‘hand’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰésōr‘hand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰéhərreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχείρ‘hand’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπῐχειρέω‘to endeavour, attempt to’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπιχείρημαepikheírēma‘undertaking, attempt, especially of a military enterprise’
  6. Englishtodayepichirema

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰésōr‘hand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kʰéhərreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχείρ‘hand’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπῐχειρέω‘to endeavour, attempt to’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπιχείρημαepikheírēma‘undertaking, attempt, especially of a military enterprise’
  6. Englishtodayepichirema

Linked words

through Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər

surgically, neurosurgical, microsurgery, 33 more

through Ancient Greek χείρ ‘hand’

surgery, surgical, chiral, 37 more

Today it means

noun A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner.

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr / epichirema

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