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Where does β€œπŒ°πŒΊπ‚πŒ°πŒ½πŒ°πŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒβ€ come from?

πŒ°πŒΊπ‚πŒ°πŒ½πŒ°πŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒ (Gothic) comes from Ancient Greek ἄκαρπος, from Ancient Greek αΌ€-, from Proto-Hellenic hΙ™-, from Proto-Indo-European smΜ₯-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- β€” together, one.

πŒ°πŒΊπ‚πŒ°πŒ½πŒ°πŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒ (Gothic): profitless, unfruitful

Definitions

  1. profitless, unfruitful

Ancestry of β€œπŒ°πŒΊπ‚πŒ°πŒ½πŒ°πŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄκαρποςwithout fruit: barren; fruitless, unprofitable;...
2Ancient GreekαΌ€-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-HellenichΙ™-same; together
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansmΜ₯-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- β†’