Where does “asfalto” come from?

asfalto (Esperanto) comes 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.

asfalto (Esperanto): asphalt

Definitions

asphalt

Ancestry of “asfalto”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	asphaltum	—
2	Ancient Greek	ἄσφαλτος	asphalt, bitumen
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

Words derived from “asfalto”

asfalti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →