Where does “ἀλάστωρ” come from?

ἀλάστωρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλαστος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἀλάστωρ (Ancient Greek): avenging spirit or deity

Definitions

  1. avenging spirit or deity

Ancestry of “ἀλάστωρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλαστοςinsufferable, accursed
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “ἀλάστωρ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →