Where does “ακόλουθος” come from?

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

ακόλουθος (Greek): following, next, as follows

Definitions

  1. following, next, as follows

Ancestry of “ακόλουθος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκόλουθοςfollowing, attending
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- →