Where does “agamy” come from?

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

agamy (English): absence or nonrecognition of marriage; asexual...

Definitions

  1. absence or nonrecognition of marriage; asexual...

Ancestry of “agamy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄγαμοςunmarried, single
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 “agamy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →