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Where does “a-” come from?

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

a- (German): a-

Definitions

  1. a-

Ancestry of “a-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
2Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
3Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “a-”

  • asthenisch
  • aseismisch
  • abiotisch
  • asyndetisch
  • Asi
  • akatalektisch
  • asynchron
  • ahistorisch
  • atoxisch
  • asozial
  • akausal
  • akalorisch
  • azentrisch
  • athermisch
  • Asozialer
  • abakteriell
  • azonal
  • asymmetrisch
  • arational
  • avirulent
  • amoralisch
  • averbal
  • aperiodisch
  • azyklisch
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