Where does “acarpous” come from?

acarpous (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἄκαρπος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

acarpous (English): Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile

Definitions

  1. Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile

Ancestry of “acarpous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄκαρποςwithout fruit: barren; fruitless, unprofitable;...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →