Where does “amelia” come from?

amelia (English) comes from English a, from Middle English a, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

amelia (English): The congenital absence of one or more limbs

Definitions

  1. The congenital absence of one or more limbs

Ancestry of “amelia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaThe ordinal number first, derived from this...
2Middle EnglishaAlternative form of I; Alternative form of heo;...
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →