Where does “adiectīvum” come from?
adiectīvum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥ — to be hot; to burn.
adiectīvum (Latin): adjective
Definitions
- adjective
Ancestry of “adiectīvum”, step by step
adiectīvum traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίθετον | adjective |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιτίθημι | to lay, put or place upon; to put on a covering... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via Latin adiectivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adiectivus | Alternative form of adjectīvus; adjective |
| 2 | Latin | adiciō | to throw, hurl, cast or fling an object to, towards, or at |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |