Where does “asfalti” come from?

asfalti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto asfalto, from Late Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

asfalti (Esperanto): To pave with asphalt

Definitions

  1. To pave with asphalt

Ancestry of “asfalti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoasfaltoasphalt
2Late Latinasphaltum—
3Ancient Greekἄσφαλτοςasphalt, bitumen
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- →