Where does “άφρων” come from?

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

άφρων (Greek): foolish, frivolous

Definitions

  1. foolish, frivolous

Ancestry of “άφρων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄφρωνsenseless, crazed, frantic, silly, foolish
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- →