Where does “acolyte” come from?

acolyte (French) comes from Old French acolyt, from Ecclesiastical Latin acolytus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

acolyte (French): acolyte; henchman, sidekick

Definitions

  1. acolyte; henchman, sidekick

Ancestry of “acolyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchacolyt
2Ecclesiastical Latinacolytus
3Ancient Greekἀκόλουθοςfollowing, attending
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

Words derived from “acolyte

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