Where does “azbestový” come from?

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

azbestový (Czech): asbestos

Definitions

  1. asbestos

Ancestry of “azbestový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechazbestasbestos
2Latinasbestos
3Ancient Greekἄσβεστοςunquenchable, inextinguishable; endless,...
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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