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EspañolCOPULATIVE A
The 'copulative ''a''' (also '''a'' copulativum', '''a'' athroistikon') is the prefix ''a-'' expressing unity in Ancient Greek, e.g. in ''a-delphos'' "brother", from
★ '' literally "from the ''same'' womb" (c.f. Delphi). it goes back to a PIE
★ '', cognate to English ''same'' (see also Symbel). The disappearance of the ''s-'' is a specifically Greek sound law, and the cognate forms in other languages typically still preserve it, e.g. Sanskrit '', present e.g. in the term for the language itself, viz. '' "put together".
''See also:'' privative a.
★ '' literally "from the ''same'' womb" (c.f. Delphi). it goes back to a PIE
★ '', cognate to English ''same'' (see also Symbel). The disappearance of the ''s-'' is a specifically Greek sound law, and the cognate forms in other languages typically still preserve it, e.g. Sanskrit '', present e.g. in the term for the language itself, viz. '' "put together".
''See also:'' privative a.
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