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Where does “achondrite” come from?

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

achondrite (English): Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules

Definitions

  1. Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules

Ancestry of “achondrite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishā-—
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

Words derived from “achondrite”

  • achondritic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →