Where does “atheos” come from?

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

atheos (Latin): an atheist; one who rejected the gods worshipped...

Definitions

  1. an atheist; one who rejected the gods worshipped...

Ancestry of “atheos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄθεοςwithout gods; rejecting or disdaining the belief...
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 “atheos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-