Where does “ameli” come from?
ameli (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto amelo, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ameli (Esperanto): to starch
Ancestry of “ameli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | amelo | starch |
| 2 | Latin | amylum | starch; gruel; fine meal |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄμυλον | inflection of ἀμύλος :
## masculine accusative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |