Where does “ἀμίαντος” come from?

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

ἀμίαντος (Ancient Greek): undefiled, pure; not to be defiled; a greenish...

Definitions

  1. undefiled, pure; not to be defiled; a greenish...

Ancestry of “ἀμίαντος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἀμίαντος

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