Where does “Proto-Austroasiatic” come from?
Proto-Austroasiatic (English) comes from English austroasiatic, from German austroasiatisch, from German asiatisch, from German Asiate, from Latin asiaticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσιατικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Proto-Austroasiatic (English): A proposed common ancestor to the group of Austroasiatic languages
Definitions
- A proposed common ancestor to the group of Austroasiatic languages
Ancestry of “Proto-Austroasiatic”, step by step
Proto-Austroasiatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English austroasiatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | austroasiatic | Of the Austroasiatic languages, a major language family spoken in parts of Southeast Asia, India and the Nicobar Islands |
| 2 | German | austroasiatisch | — |
| 3 | German | asiatisch | Asian |
| 4 | German | Asiate | an Asian |
| 5 | Latin | asiaticus | Asiatic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσιατικός | of Asia Minor, Anatolian |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |