Copulative a

The copulative a (also a copulativum, a athroistikon) is the prefix ( ) or ( ) used to express unity in Ancient Greek, derived from Proto-Indo-European , cognate to English same (see also symbel). An example is ( 'brother'), from , literally meaning 'from the same womb' (compare Delphi). In Proto-Greek, the Proto-Indo-European phoneme at the beginning of a word became by debuccalization and syllabic became , giving the combined form . The initial was sometimes lost by psilosis or Grassmann's law. Cognate forms in other languages preserve the original Proto-Indo-European . For example, the Sanskrit prefix occurs in the name of the language, , literally 'put together'. Less exact cognates include English same and some, and Latin 'at the same time' and 'similar'. Other words in Greek are related, including ( 'at the same time'), ( 'same'), and ( 'one'; from Proto-Indo-European ).

The copulative a (also a copulativum, a athroistikon) is the prefix ( ) or ( ) used to express unity in Ancient Greek, derived from Proto-Indo-European , cognate to English same (see also symbel). An example is ( 'brother'), from , literally meaning 'from the same womb' (compare Delphi). In Proto-Greek, the Proto-Indo-European phoneme at the beginning of a word became by debuccalization and syllabic became , giving the combined form . The initial was sometimes lost by psilosis or Grassmann's law. Cognate forms in other languages preserve the original Proto-Indo-European . For example, the Sanskrit prefix occurs in the name of the language, , literally 'put together'. Less exact cognates include English same and some, and Latin 'at the same time' and 'similar'. Other words in Greek are related, including ( 'at the same time'), ( 'same'), and ( 'one'; from Proto-Indo-European ).

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