Where does “ἄλογον” come from?

ἄλογον (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλογος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἄλογον (Koine Greek): horse, cavalry

Definitions

  1. horse, cavalry

Ancestry of “ἄλογον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλογοςunreasoning, speechless
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

Words derived from “ἄλογον

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