Where does “amiant” come from?

amiant (Catalan) comes from Latin amiantus, from Ancient Greek ἀμίαντος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amiant (Catalan): asbestos

Definitions

  1. asbestos

Ancestry of “amiant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamiantus—
2Ancient Greekἀμίαντοςundefiled, pure; not to be defiled; a greenish...
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →