Where does “affamishment” come from?
affamishment (English) comes from English affamish, from French affamer, from French a-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
affamishment (English): starvation
Definitions
- starvation
Ancestry of “affamishment”, step by step
affamishment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English affamish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | affamish | To cause to die of hunger; to starve |
| 2 | French | affamer | to starve |
| 3 | French | a- | A prefix forming words, especially verbs, that... |
| 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 |