Where does “Asymptote” come from?

Asymptote (German) comes from Latin asymptota, from Ancient Greek ἀσύμπτωτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Asymptote (German): asymptote

Definitions

asymptote

Ancestry of “Asymptote”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	asymptota	asymptote
2	Ancient Greek	ἀσύμπτωτος	not falling together
3	Ancient Greek	ἀ-	The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4	Proto-Hellenic	hə-	same; together
5	Proto-Indo-European	sm̥-	one; with, together
6	Proto-Indo-European	sem-	together, one

Words derived from “Asymptote”

asymptotisch

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