Where does “asiel” come from?
asiel (Dutch) comes from French asile, from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asiel (Dutch): asylum; animal shelter; closed institution into...
Definitions
- asylum; animal shelter; closed institution into...
Ancestry of “asiel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | asile | retirement home, old people's home; asylum |
| 2 | Latin | asȳlum | asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλον | sanctuary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλος | safe from violence, inviolate |
| 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 |