Where does “analfabetisk” come from?

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

analfabetisk (Danish): illiterate

Definitions

  1. illiterate

Ancestry of “analfabetisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishanalfabetilliterate
2Ancient Greekἀναλφάβητοςilliterate
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- →