Where does “άγνωστος” come from?

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

άγνωστος (Greek): unknown, strange; stranger; unknown

Definitions

  1. unknown, strange; stranger; unknown

Ancestry of “άγνωστος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄγνωστοςunknown, unheard of, forgotten; unknowable;...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →