Etymology of the English word aorist
the English word
aoristderived from the Greek word
aoristos, ἀόριστος
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
orizein, ὀρίζω
Date
The earliest known usage of aorist in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
