Where does “asȳlum” come from?

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

asȳlum (Latin): asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary

Definitions

  1. asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary

Ancestry of “asȳlum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄσυλονsanctuary
2Ancient Greekἄσυλοςsafe from violence, inviolate
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “asȳlum

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