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Where does “ἄμυλον” come from?

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

ἄμυλον (Ancient Greek): inflection of ἀμύλος : ## masculine accusative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of ἀμύλος : ## masculine accusative...

Ancestry of “ἄμυλον”, 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 “ἄμυλον”

  • amyloid
  • amulet
  • amyloidosis
  • amyl
  • amylin
  • amyloidogenic
  • amuletic
  • amylic
  • amylaceous
  • nonamyloidogenic
  • amyloidogenesis
  • amylum
  • antiamyloid
  • amylobacter
  • paramylum
  • nonamyloid
  • antiamyloidogenic
  • amidin
  • amylate
  • amylogenesis
  • amuletlike
  • drinamyl
  • amyluria
  • inamyloid
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