Where does “alasam” come from?

alasam (Irish) comes from New Latin alyssum, from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

alasam (Irish): alyssum

Definitions

  1. alyssum

Ancestry of “alasam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinalyssum—
2Ancient Greekἄλυσσονmadwort Galen's madwort
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →