Where does “astato” come from?

astato (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ἄστατος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

astato (Italian): armed with a pole or a rod; astatine

Definitions

  1. armed with a pole or a rod; astatine

Ancestry of “astato”, step by step

astato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄστατος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄστατοςunstable; unsteady, volatile
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

via Latin hastātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhastātusarmed with a spear
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “astato”

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