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Where does “azyme” come from?

azyme (English) comes from Late Latin azyma, from Latin azymus, from Ancient Greek ἄζυμος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

azyme (English): unleavened bread used in Jewish or Christian...

Definitions

  1. unleavened bread used in Jewish or Christian...

Ancestry of “azyme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinazymanominative feminine singular of azȳmus;...
2Latinazymusunleavened, tharf; pure, uncorrupted
3Ancient Greekἄζυμοςunleavened; the paschal feast; uncorrupted,...
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
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