Where does “atrofi” come from?

atrofi (Indonesian) comes from Dutch atrofie, from Latin atrophia, from Ancient Greek ἀτροφία, from Ancient Greek ἄτροφος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

atrofi (Indonesian): atrophy

Definitions

  1. atrophy

Ancestry of “atrofi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchatrofieatrophy
2Latinatrophiaatrophy
3Ancient Greekἀτροφίαa wasting away; lack of food, hunger
4Ancient Greekἄτροφοςill-fed, un-nourished
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-