Where does “Kirchenasyl” come from?
Kirchenasyl (German) comes from German Asyl, from French asile, from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
Kirchenasyl (German): church asylum
Definitions
- church asylum
Ancestry of “Kirchenasyl”, step by step
Kirchenasyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Asyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Asyl | asylum; political asylum, right of asylum |
| 2 | French | asile | retirement home, old people's home; asylum |
| 3 | Latin | asȳlum | asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλον | sanctuary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλος | safe from violence, inviolate |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |