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Where does “ἄσβεστος” come from?

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

ἄσβεστος (Ancient Greek): unquenchable, inextinguishable; endless,...

Definitions

  1. unquenchable, inextinguishable; endless,...

Ancestry of “ἄσβεστος”, 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 “ἄσβεστος”

  • asbestos
  • asbestosis
  • asbestiform
  • nonasbestos
  • asbestine
  • asbestic
  • asbestoslike
  • asbestous
  • asbestos
  • asbesto
  • известь
  • asbest
  • azbest
  • azbestowy
  • asbest
  • ασβέστιο
  • asbest
  • asbest
  • aispeist
  • abestos
  • asbesto
  • asbest
  • asbeston
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