Where does “afana-” come from?

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

afana- (Irish): aphano-

Definitions

  1. aphano-

Ancestry of “afana-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀφανήςunseen; indistinct, unseen, obscure
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

Words derived from “afana-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →