Where does “ateist” come from?
ateist (Crimean Tatar) comes from French athéiste, from Middle French atheiste, from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ateist (Crimean Tatar): atheist
Definitions
- atheist
Ancestry of “ateist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | athéiste | atheist |
| 2 | Middle French | atheiste | atheist |
| 3 | Latin | atheos | an atheist; one who rejected the gods worshipped... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄθεος | without gods; rejecting or disdaining the belief... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |