Where does “azygos” come from?

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

azygos (English): In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is...

Definitions

  1. In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is...

Ancestry of “azygos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄζυγοςunwedded, unpaired
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 “azygos”

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