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Where does “akène” come from?

akène (French) comes from Latin achena, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

akène (French): achene

Definitions

  1. achene

Ancestry of “akène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinachena—
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “akène”

  • achene
  • achenial
  • polyachene
  • polyakène
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