Where does “acapnial” come from?
acapnial (English) comes from English acapnia, from Latin acapnos, from Ancient Greek ἄκαπνος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
acapnial (English): Of or relating to acapnia
Definitions
- Of or relating to acapnia
Ancestry of “acapnial”, step by step
acapnial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acapnia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acapnia | The state in which the level of carbon dioxide in... |
| 2 | Latin | acapnos | without smoke |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄκαπνος | without smoke, smokeless, not smoking |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |