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Where does “attero” come from?

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

attero (Italian): apterous, wingless; apteral

Definitions

  1. apterous, wingless; apteral

Ancestry of “attero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄπτεροςwingless
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
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