Where does “atomus” come from?

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

atomus (Latin): indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being...

Definitions

  1. indivisible; an atom, particle incapable of being...

Ancestry of “atomus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄτομοςuncut; indivisible, not capable of being...
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 “atomus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-