LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

aphorismus

aphorismus m (genitive aphorismī)

Meaning

  1. masculineaphorism

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaphorismusaphorismī
genitiveaphorismīaphorismōrum
dativeaphorismōaphorismīs
accusativeaphorismumaphorismōs
ablativeaphorismōaphorismīs
vocativeaphorismeaphorismī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό(ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greek ἀπο-(apo-)
  6. Proto-Hellenic*wórwos
  7. Ancient Greek ὅρος(hóros)
  8. Ancient Greek -ίζω(-ízō)
  9. Ancient Greek ὁρῐ́ζω(horĭ́zō)
  10. Ancient Greek ἀφορίζω(aphorízō)
  11. Ancient Greek -μός(-mós)
  12. Latinaphorismus

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (ăphorĭsmós)bor. Latin aphorismus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (ăphorĭsmós).

Descendants
  • Portugueseaforismo
  • Spanishaforismo

In English words that came into English from aphorismus

  • aphorismaphorismus
  • aphorismusaphorismus

Quick answers

What does aphorismus mean in Latin?
aphorismus, a noun, means “aphorism”.
What is the genitive of aphorismus?
The genitive singular is aphorismī. aphorismus is masculine, second declension.
Where does aphorismus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Hellenic *apó → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) → Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) → Proto-Hellenic *wórwos → Ancient Greek ὅρος (hóros) → Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) → Ancient Greek ὁρῐ́ζω (horĭ́zō) → Ancient Greek ἀφορίζω (aphorízō) → Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) → Latin aphorismus.