Where does “ἀτροφία” come from?

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

ἀτροφία (Ancient Greek): a wasting away; lack of food, hunger

Definitions

  1. a wasting away; lack of food, hunger

Ancestry of “ἀτροφία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄτροφοςill-fed, un-nourished
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 “ἀτροφία”

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