Where does “anacoluth” come from?

anacoluth (English) comes from Late Latin anacoluthon, from Ancient Greek ἀνακόλουθον, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Ancestry of “anacoluth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinanacoluthonanacoluthon
2Ancient Greekἀνακόλουθονwithout sequence, anomalous
3Ancient Greekἀκόλουθοςfollowing, attending
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-