Where does “άδηλος” come from?

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

άδηλος (Greek): latent; dubious; uncertain, unknown

Definitions

  1. latent; dubious; uncertain, unknown

Ancestry of “άδηλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄδηλοςinvisible
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- →