Where does “asymétrie” come from?
asymétrie (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asymétrie (French): asymmetry
Ancestry of “asymétrie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀσυμμετρία | disproportion, deformity |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “asymétrie”