Where does “ἀληθῶς” come from?

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

ἀληθῶς (Ancient Greek): truly, verily

Definitions

  1. truly, verily

Ancestry of “ἀληθῶς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀληθήςtrue, real, genuine; truthful, honest
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →