Where does “anodin” come from?

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

anodin (French): anodyne; ineffective; innocuous, harmless,...

Definitions

  1. anodyne; ineffective; innocuous, harmless,...

Ancestry of “anodin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνώδυνοςfree from pain
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 “anodin”

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