Where does “αδέσποτος” come from?

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

αδέσποτος (Greek): stray, ownerless; random, stray, directionless

Definitions

  1. stray, ownerless; random, stray, directionless

Ancestry of “αδέσποτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀδέσποτοςwithout master owner; anonymous; ungovernable
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- →