Where does “azymous” come from?
azymous (English) comes 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.
azymous (English): unleavened, unfermented
Ancestry of “azymous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | azymus | unleavened, tharf; pure, uncorrupted |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄζυμος | unleavened; the paschal feast; uncorrupted,... |
| 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 |