Where does “Akolyth” come from?

Akolyth (German) comes from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Akolyth (German): acolyte, altar boy

Definitions

  1. acolyte, altar boy

Ancestry of “Akolyth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinacolythusacolyte
2Ancient Greekἀκόλουθοςfollowing, attending
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →