aoristically
|a-or-is-tic-al-ly|
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/eɪˈɔrɪstɪk/
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/eɪˈɒrɪstɪk/
(aoristic)
relating to the aorist; indefinite
Etymology
'aoristically' originates from New Latin 'aoristicus', ultimately from Ancient Greek 'aoristos', where 'a-' meant 'not' and 'horos' (ὅρος) meant 'limit' or 'boundary'.
'aoristically' changed from Neo-Latin/Modern Latin 'aoristicus' and the noun 'aoristus' (used in grammatical terminology) and eventually became the English adjective 'aoristic' and the adverb 'aoristically' via scholarly/linguistic borrowing in the 18th–19th centuries.
Initially, the Greek root meant 'undefined' or 'without boundary', but over time it evolved into the grammatical sense of 'simple or undefined past (the aorist)', and later into adjectival/adverbial forms meaning 'relating to the aorist'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the aorist: a grammatical tense/aspect (in languages such as Ancient Greek) that typically denotes a simple or undefined past action.
In Ancient Greek, the aorist expresses a simple past action.
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Adjective 1
relating to or characteristic of the aorist (a grammatical tense/aspect).
An aoristic form often indicates a simple past action without specifying duration.
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