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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

  1. Of or relating to acapnia

Ancestry of “acapnial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacapniaThe state in which the level of carbon dioxide in...
2Latinacapnoswithout smoke
3Ancient Greekἄκαπνοςwithout smoke, smokeless, not smoking
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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