Where does “subatomico” come from?
subatomico (Italian) comes from Italian atomico, 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.
subatomico (Italian): subatomic
Definitions
- subatomic
Ancestry of “subatomico”, step by step
subatomico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian atomico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | atomico | atomic |
| 2 | Italian | atomo | atom |
| 3 | Latin | atomus | indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄτομος | uncut; indivisible, not capable of being... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Spanish atómico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | atómico | atomic |
| 2 | Spanish | -ico | Added to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually... |
| 3 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |