Where does “amidol” come from?
amidol (Hiligaynon) comes from Hiligaynon almidon, from Spanish almidón, from Vulgar Latin amido, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
amidol (Hiligaynon): starch
Definitions
- starch
Ancestry of “amidol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiligaynon | almidon | starch |
| 2 | Spanish | almidón | starch |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | amido | — |
| 4 | Latin | amylum | starch; gruel; fine meal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄμυλον | starch |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |