Where does “amylum” come from?

amylum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amylum (Latin): starch; gruel; fine meal

Definitions

  1. starch; gruel; fine meal

Ancestry of “amylum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄμυλονstarch
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 “amylum”

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