Where does “atlas” come from?

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

atlas (Irish): atlas bound collection of maps; uppermost vertebra of the neck

Definitions

  1. atlas bound collection of maps; uppermost vertebra of the neck

Ancestry of “atlas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌτλαςthe ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of...
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- →