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Where does “atomico” come from?

atomico (Italian) comes from Italian atomo, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

atomico (Italian): atomic

Definitions

  1. atomic

Ancestry of “atomico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianatomoatom
2Latinatomusindivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being...
3Ancient Greekἄτομοςuncut; indivisible, not capable of being...
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “atomico”

  • subatomico
  • omoatomico
  • tetratomico
  • atomicità
  • triatomico
  • eteroatomico
  • pentatomico
  • poliatomico
  • monoatomico
  • esatomico
  • interatomico
  • pluriatomico
  • antiatomico
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