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Where does “adyt” come from?

adyt (English) comes from Latin adytum, from Ancient Greek ἄδυτον, from Ancient Greek ἄδυτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

adyt (English): The innermost sanctum of a temple, in which...

Definitions

  1. The innermost sanctum of a temple, in which...

Ancestry of “adyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadytumshrine, Holy of Holies; a secret place chamber;...
2Ancient Greekἄδυτονinnermost sanctuary, shrine; inflection of ἄδυτος...
3Ancient GreekἄδυτοςNot to be entered
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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