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Where does “ἄσημος” come from?

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

ἄσημος (Ancient Greek): uncoined, without marks; pure, unmarked

Definitions

  1. uncoined, without marks; pure, unmarked

Ancestry of “ἄσημος”, 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 “ἄσημος”

  • ἄσημον
  • სიმი
  • سیم
  • simu
  • סאמא
  • (ʾ)sym
  • سيم
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