Where does “amelumi” come from?

amelumi (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.

amelumi (Esperanto): to starch treat clothing or other fabric items with starch to stiffen them

Definitions

  1. to starch treat clothing or other fabric items with starch to stiffen them

Ancestry of “amelumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoamelostarch
2Latinamylumstarch; gruel; fine meal
3Ancient Greekἄμυλονstarch
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →