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Where does “ἄδυτον” come from?

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

ἄδυτον (Ancient Greek): innermost sanctuary, shrine; inflection of ἄδυτος...

Definitions

  1. innermost sanctuary, shrine; inflection of ἄδυτος...

Ancestry of “ἄδυτον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἄδυτοςNot to be entered
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 “ἄδυτον”

  • adytum
  • adyt
  • adytum
  • ádito
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