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athopi

atho

ind. (sandhi form athopi)

1. atho (ind): and then; or; after that; because of
2. athopi (sandhi): and too; and even; nor even

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• atho — root · and then
  An archaic coordinating particle, likely related to Sanskrit atha 'then', with Indo-European roots akin to Latin et 'and'. It joins clauses sequentially or disjunctively.
• api — root · also, even
  An enclitic particle meaning 'also' or 'even', from √ap- 'to reach, attain'; the concrete sense of 'reaching along with' shifts to the additive 'also'. Cognate with Sanskrit api.

Analysis. atho + api (sandhi contraction): 'and' + 'also/even', yielding 'and also, and even, or moreover'.

Etymology. atho is an old indeclinable particle of coordinate conjunction; api is the enclitic 'also, even' (from √ap- 'to reach, attain', concretely 'what reaches along with'). The compound strengthens the conjunction with an additive sense.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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