Where does “asielzoekerscentrum” come from?
asielzoekerscentrum (Dutch) comes from Dutch asielzoeker, from Dutch asiel, from French asile, from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
asielzoekerscentrum (Dutch): residential centre for asylum seekers
Definitions
- residential centre for asylum seekers
Ancestry of “asielzoekerscentrum”, step by step
asielzoekerscentrum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch asielzoeker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | asielzoeker | asylum seeker |
| 2 | Dutch | asiel | asylum; animal shelter; closed institution into... |
| 3 | French | asile | retirement home, old people's home; asylum |
| 4 | Latin | asȳlum | asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλον | sanctuary |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλος | safe from violence, inviolate |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |