Where does “atone” come from?

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

atone (French): expressionless; unstressed; mute

Definitions

  1. expressionless; unstressed; mute

Ancestry of “atone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄτονοςlanguid
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 “atone”

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