Where does “atlantes” come from?

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

atlantes (English): plural of atlas

Definitions

plural of atlas

Ancestry of “atlantes”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Ἄτλαντες	—
2	Ancient Greek	Ἄτλας	the ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of...
3	Ancient Greek	ἀ-	The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4	Proto-Hellenic	hə-	same; together
5	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
6	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

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