Where does “asfalt” come from?

asfalt (Catalan) comes from Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

asfalt (Catalan): asphalt

Definitions

  1. asphalt

Ancestry of “asfalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinasphaltum—
2Ancient Greekἄσφαλτοςasphalt, bitumen
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- →